Gruesome: Horrific True Crime
Hosts Coni and Meg share their morbid curiosity by delving into horrific true crime stories, providing gruesome details that listeners probably didn't need to know. New episodes are released every Wednesday.
Episodes
The Murder of Bob Crane
This week Meg takes you through the murder of Hogan's Heroes star, Bob Crane.
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The Death of Diane Whipple
Diane Whipple was mauled to death by two dogs as she tried to leave her apartment in January 2001. This week, Coni takes you through her death and the subsequent trials.
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A Murder on the Appalachian Trail
Meg takes you back to 1974 and walks you through the first documented murder on the Appalachian Trail.
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The Trash Bag Killer
Meg takes you through the horrific crime spree of American serial killer Patrick Kearney.
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Armin Meiwes
A victim that is willing and ready to die? Coni takes you through the case of the German cannibal, Armin Meiwes.
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The Chameleon Killer
Meg takes you through the case of the The Chameleon Killer and how modern genealogy eventually brought this monster to justice.
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Tara Grinstead
Tara Grinstead disappeared in October 2005. Meg takes you through the case and the theories that have emerged in the years following.
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5 Murders In The Beauty Industry
Coni takes you through five murder cases in the beauty industry.
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The Lipstick Killer
Meg takes you through the infamous Lipstick Killer case and the theories surrounding it.
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Christa Pike
Coni takes you through the case of Christa Pike, the youngest woman to ever be put on death row.
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5 Female Serial Killers
Meg takes you through 5 female serial killers and the heinous crimes they committed.
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The Murder of Adam Walsh
The murder of 6 year old Adam Walsh rocked Hollywood, Florida. Coni takes you through the case and how his murder changed the way the nation handled child abduction cases.
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Dorothy Jane Scott
Meg takes you through the disappearance of Dorothy Jane Scott
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Mary Bell
Coni takes you through the story of Britain's youngest female serial killer.
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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Massacre
Meg takes you through the story of Frank Lloyd Wright, a world-renowned
American architect, and the horrific massacre that happened at his
sprawling mansion, Taliesin.
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Ottis Toole
Ottis Toole was evil beyond measure before he met Henry Lee Lucas. Coni continues the dive into the depravity that is Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas.
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Jeffrey Dahmer - Part 2
Meg takes you through the second part of her dive into Jeffrey Dahmer.
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Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas was one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Or was he? Coni takes you through the case of the man who would ultimately be known as "The Confession Killer".
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Jeffrey Dahmer - Part 1
Jeffrey Dahmer - a monster that needs no introduction. Meg takes you through part one of one of our most requested cases.
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Donald Harvey
Donald Harvey was one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Coni takes you through how Harvey carefully selected his victims in order to evade detection for decades.
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Brittney Beers and Jodi Parrack
Meg takes you through the disappearance of Brittney Beers and Jodi Parrack and how their cases could be connected.
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Marianne Bachmeier
Coni takes you through a case of vigilante justice tonight as we discuss Marianne Bachmeier.
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Dale Hausner and Samuel Dietman
Meg takes you through what was dubbed "The Summer of Fear" in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Maury Travis
For 2 years, Maury Travis preyed on victims that he deemed "less than". Coni takes you through how the internet helped catch a serial killer that St. Louis residents didn't even know existed.
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The Tulilahti Double Murder
Meg takes you through the murders of Riitta Pakkanen and Eine Nyyssönen during their camping trip in Eastern Finland.
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Melanie McGuire
Coni takes you through the case dubbed "The Suitcase Murder".
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The Top 5 Murders In Professional Wrestling
Meg takes you through the 5 of the most heartbreaking cases in professional wrestling.
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Nicole Kasinskas and Billy Sullivan
Nicole Kasinskas and Billy Sullivan were teenagers in love. Meg takes you through how far they were willing to go to be together.
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The Nova Scotia Mass Shooting
This week Coni takes you through the deadly mass shooting that took place in Nova Scotia in April of 2020.
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Marvin Heemeyer
Marvin Heemeyer had a vendetta against the town of Granby, Colorado. Meg takes you through how far Heemeyer was willing to go for vengeance.
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The Cheshire Murders
The town of Cheshire, CT was rocked on On July 23, 2007. Coni takes you through the Petit Family Murders this week.
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Jesse Pomeroy
When Jesse Pomeroy was 14, he became the youngest person to be convicted of first-degree murder in the history of Massachusetts. Meg takes you through the case of this boy monster who terrorized his town in between 1871 and 1874.
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Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog
Dubbed "The Speed Freak Killers", Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog committed numerous murders throughout the 80's and 90's in the San Joaquin area. Coni takes you through the case this week.
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Andrew Kehoe
Andrew Kehoe was a Michigan farmer with a pessimistic outlook who thought everyone was out to get him. This mindset led him to commit one of the worst mass murders in the United States. Meg takes you through this case from almost a century ago.
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Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme
Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were best friends turned murderers. Coni takes you through one of the most heinous cases in New Zealand's history.
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The Murder of Joanne Witt
All Joanne Witt wanted was to keep her 14 year old daughter, Tylar Witt, from dating 19 year old Steven "Boston" Colver. Unfortunately, Tylar and Steven were going to stop at nothing to be together. Meg takes you through the murder of Joanne Witt this week.
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The Whitaker Family Murders
Bart Whitaker grew up in a loving family with loving parents who made sure he never had to want for a single thing. When his family was ambushed on the night of December 10, 2003 everyone who knew the Whitaker's was shocked to discover Bart was behind the whole thing and had been planning his family's murders for years.
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The Claremont Serial Killings
When three women were abducted and murdered from the relatively safe suburb in Perth, Australia the entire country was put on high alert. This week, Meg takes you through what is described as Australia's "biggest, longest running, and most expensive investigation".
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Christian Longo
Christian Longo had one thing on his mind, money. When his world started to unravel, he did the unthinkable. Coni takes you through this case and explains how a former New York Times journalist was roped into Longo's story.
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The Carnation Massacre
Michele Anderson and Joseph McEnroe met in an AOL Chatroom and it was all downhill from there. Meg takes you through the case this week.
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Lucille Rinaldi
Lucille Rinaldi had her whole life ahead of her when she was murdered on Christmas Eve in 1963. Coni takes you through this cold case this week.
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John Brennan Crutchley
What do you call a serial killer and rapist who was never tried or convicted of murder? John Brennan Crutchley. Meg takes you through a case that is really going to piss you off.
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The Murder of Dorothy Donovan
Dorothy Donovan was brutally murdered in her home in June of 1991. Coni takes you through the bizarre event that led up to her murder and the pursuit for justice that followed.
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Richard Chase Jr - The Vampire of Sacramento
Kicking off three years of Gruesome with the case of Richard Chase Jr. Richard Chase Jr is one of the most brutal murderers that we have ever covered. Coni and Meg both take you through The Vampire of Sacramento and his heinous crimes.
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Andrea Claire
After a failed career in acting, Andrea Claire made ends meet working in brothels. It was here that the 39-year-old met Robert Sand, a retired lumber tycoon three decades her senior. Meg tells the bizarre story of Andrea Claire and how she found herself at the center of abduction, torture, and murder.
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Stephen Richards
The Nebraska Fiend, Kearney County Murderer, and The Ohio Monster are all names that have been used to describe Stephen D. Richards. Coni takes you through the escalation of his crimes this week.
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Amy Allwine
A dark web murder-for-hire plot. Ethical hackers. A possible suicide. Meg takes you through the twists and turns of the death of Amy Allwine, a woman who was nothing but a devoted wife, mother, friend and business owner.
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Heather Walker
Coni takes you through the unsolved case of Heather Walker, an 18 year old girl who never made it home from a party she attended.
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Jeffery Lynn Hand
Jeffery Lynn Hand was only 28 when he was shot to death in 1978 after a botched attempt at abducting a woman from a local mall. Meg discusses how Jeffery’s arrest and release following the abduction of a hitchhiking couple eventually linked him to the killing of 19-year-old Indiana State University student Pam Hilam in Terre Haute, Indiana. Was he also responsible for the murder of Indiana Univers
Jeanna North
Jeanna North was just 11 years old when she disappeared while rollerblading. Coni takes you through this listener requested case.
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Janie Lou Gibbs
What could have caused a wife, mother of 3, and grandmother to poison every member of her household? Meg discusses serial killer Janie Lou Gibbs and how she used her status within her church and community to avoid being linked to the deaths of her husband, sons, and grandson.
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Reagan Tokes
Reagan Tokes, a 21 year old psychology student at Ohio State University vanished after leaving work in February of 2017. Meg discusses the real life nightmare that was her abduction and murder and how it links to a string a robberies that had occurred in the German village of Columbus, OH.
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Lynn Topp
On February 21, 1998, 19-year-old Lynn Topp disappeared after going for a jog. The small town was shocked to learn someone from their own community was responsible. Coni takes you through this week's case.
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Charles Severance
On December 5th, 2003 detectives were called to the home of Jim and Nancy Dunning in Alexandria, Virginia after Jim found Nancy in a pool of blood in the doorway of their home. Despite security footage of a man stalking her in Target. The case went cold for a decade until murders under the same mysterious circumstances started occurring again. Meg asks who is Charles Severance and why was he targe
Johnny Lewis
On September 26, 2012 Cathy Davis was found brutally murdered in her Hollywood Hills home. Coni takes you through how a successful television actor transformed from a likeable guy to a cold blooded murderer.
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The Vampire of Le Muy
In September of 1901 in a picturesque commune called Le Muy, members of the community began complaining of an unusual smell coming from the home of Honore Ardisson. Assuming that an animal had gotten into the attic of his home and died, he climbed into the attic to search for the smell of rot. Meg discusses what he found and the effects it had on the little village.
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Shane and Katelin Williamson
The small town of Hartford City, Indiana was gutted when 14-year-old Katelin Williamson and her dad, Shane, were senselessly murdered by a man named Charles Whittington. Coni takes you through the events of that day and the history of the apartment complex where they were both murdered.
A special thanks this week to Katelin's family for speaking about the murders and providing insight on the event
Bobby Greenlease Jr
When a strange woman came through the front door of a Kansas City, Missouri school at 10:55 am on September 28, 1953, no one initially questioned her intentions. This mystery woman explained that there had been a family emergency and she was there to pick up Bobby Greenlease Jr. Meg discusses the abduction and murder of Bobby and the couple responsible.
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The Wanda Beach Murders
15 year olds, Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock, were the best of friends. When both girls were found murdered in January of 1965, Australia was rocked. Despite it largest investigation in Australian history, the case went cold. Coni takes you through this week’s episode.
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Jeremy Bryan Jones
Jeremy Bryan Jones became a fugitive from Oklahoma after a series of rape charges promised jail time and he fled to Alabama. Meg details his transformation into John Paul Chapman and how it took more than a decade for police to capture this serial killer.
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Carl Panzram
If there was an "all of the above" box for monsters in history crime books, Carl Panzram would check that box. This week we are releasing one of our most requested cases that we have previously covered on Patreon. We both take you through this 2 hour long saga of one of the most notorious serial killers in history.
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The Jamison Family
Bobby, Sherilynn, and Madyson Jamison mysteriously disappeared in October 2009. Due to their personal lifestyle, they weren't reported missing for several days until their truck was found with their beloved family dog and $32,000 in cash locked in the cab. Meg discusses the theories around this still unsolved case.
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Sherri Rasmussen Ruetten
Sherri Rasmussen Ruetten was beautiful, brilliant, and the victim of a brutal murder. Was this a home invasion gone wrong? Or did someone else believe they had a reason to hurt Sherri. Coni takes you through this heavily requested episode.
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Zebb Wayne Quinn
Zebb Quinn was still a teenager when he went missing in January of 2000. Despite several bizarre leads, the case went cold. Meg discusses this strange disappearance, off-the-wall theories, and how it took 15 years for this case to finally come to a close.
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Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer had her big break on the hit tv show, My Sister Sam. She was ready for a career in Hollywood when her life was cut short by an obsessed fan, John Bardo. Coni takes you through the case this week.
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John George Haigh
When Olive Durand-Deacon, a wealthy widow, disappeared in February of 1949, her "friend" John George Haigh, arrived at the police station to report her missing. Unfortunately, he was also the one responsible for her disappearance. Meg explains how John became known as the serial killer, the Acid Bath Murderer.
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Geetha Angara
Geetha Angara was a trailblazer. After earning multiple master’s degrees and her doctorate in Chemistry, she was promoted to lead Chemist at the Passaic Valley Water Commission treatment plant. Coni takes you through this awful case that asks, “What could happen at work that would cost someone their life?”
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Sian Kingi
In November of 1987, Sian Kingi, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, was riding her yellow 10-speed bicycle home after she had been shopping with her mother. When her mother arrived home, Sian was not there as expected. Meg tells the story of the abduction and murder of Sian Kingi and the couple who was responsible.
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Cary Stayner
Cary Stayner, the Yosemite Park Killer. The man full of charm with a lifelong desire to kill. Coni takes you through part 2 of the Stayner Family Saga this week.
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Nancy Pfister
In 2014, when Nancy Pfister was found brutally murdered in her home, the community of Aspen, Colorado was rocked. There hadn’t been a homicide in Aspen in nearly 15 years. Meg explains the details surrounding Nancy's death and the people who were inevitably held responsible.
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Robert Durst
On Christmas Eve 2000, Susan Berman was found murdered in her home. Meg explains how this case went unsolved for over a decade until real-estate heir Robert Durst, Berman's longtime friend and confidante, became the official suspect in her murder and the 20 year old disappearance of his ex-wife, Kathleen.
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The Murder of Kristy Bamu
Kristy Bamu headed to London from Paris in December of 2010 with his siblings for a Christmas holiday to visit their oldest sister. Not long after the siblings arrived, his sister and her fiancé accused the group of being possessed by kindoki, which resulted in absolute horror. Coni takes you through this heartbreaking case.
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Robert Hansen
After literally thousands of requests, we decided this week to bring another one of our Patreon bonus episodes to the public. Robert Hansen was Bob the Baker to those who knew him. It wasn’t until Cindy Paulson made a harrowing escape that people realized that their quiet, reserved baker was really an unimaginable monster. Coni and Meg take you through one of their most requested episodes.
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Chloe Ayling
Chloe Ayling was abducted in July 2017 after travelling to Milan, Italy for a scheduled photo-shoot. There, she was abducted by two individuals claiming to be members of a dark web based criminal organisation called The Black Death Group. Meg discusses her abduction and escape and how the media victim blamed her.
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The Murder of Leigh Leigh
Leigh Leigh was only 14 years old in November 1989. Going to her very first "teenager party" should have been a fun rite of passage, but the night ended with a vibrant young girl's torture and death. Meg discusses how the media and the community blamed Leigh Leigh for her rape and murder which sparked a nationwide commentary on victim-blaming and a culture that shames women when they've done nothi
Otto Nilson
We covered the murder of Jeanette DePalma a few cases back. Coni talked about the likely suspect being Otto Nilson. Today, she takes you through the cases following Otto Nilson and the idea that the area in general is cursed.
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The Mark and John Catfish Stabbing
Mark hung out in a chat room for local teens from Manchester, England. In this chat room, he met and fell in love with Rachel West and made a best friend in her stepbrother, John . Things were going great until Rachel was tragically murdered. Meg tries to hold it together during this Shakespearean, cautionary tale of chat rooms in the early 2000s.
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Death Curses
Do you believe in curses? Curses come in all shapes and sizes. Meg takes you through 5 alleged curses involving diamonds, movies, music, and famous families. Are the sad and sometimes horrific stories behind these tales just a coincidence or something more?
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The Chicago Ripper Crew
From 1981-1982 Chicago was terrorized by 4 men dubbed "The Chicago Ripper Crew". Their horrific rituals were unfathomable. For our 100th episode, Coni and Meg both take you through one of our most requested cases.
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Ryan Waller
When police arrived for a welfare check at 18 year old Ryan Waller's apartment they found a grisly scene. Ryan was taken to the station immediately for questioning. What police didn't realize is their assumptions were all wrong. Coni takes you through this wild case this week.
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