Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

*This week’s episode was recorded prior to the massacre in Las Vegas. In this episode we discuss “The Clear Lake Murders”, and we understand if it’s not something you are ready to hear about after the events of the week.*   Another day, another crime. Join us as we lay out the facts on the senseless tragedy of the Clear Lake Murders. Melissa and Mandy converse about how terrible high school superlatives are. Was Melissa an all-star high school athlete? Is Mandy a closet Bieber fan? Will the ladies ruin your favorite movie from the 80’s? (Hint: Most likely)   #ImInvincibleWhen gets better and better every week. Please keep sending in your ideas! This week, one includes chickens, much to Mandy’s delight. #ChickenLadiesUnite   We also wanted to let you know about a campaign we are taking part in, called #2PodsADay. It aims to introduce podcast listeners to 2 independent podcasts every day, for the month of October. We hope to give visibility to some of the great indie podcasts that you probably haven’t heard of. #2PodsADay encourages you to Listen More, Listen Indie.   Promos this week from our friends at Trace Evidence and Married to Murder.   Links for this episode:   Forensic Files: https://youtu.be/SqgfMedXEl0 Interrogation Video: https://youtu.be/bkcdBaN-j6o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we are delving into the senseless murder of everyone’s hero, William Walker. We will unravel the details of this poorly planned murder plot, tell you how criminals keep ruining food for us, and reiterate why you should always keep the number of accomplices to a minimum when planning a crime. Mandy tries (and fails) to pronounce another name and explains why she doesn’t have any credit cards, and Melissa has a hilarious spin on exactly why her husband needs to keep her around. We contemplate the exact meaning of “18 years to Life” and reveal a very poetic and ironic twist to round out this horrible crime.    Then, you’ll want to stick around and see why Melissa can hardly keep a straight face while reading this week’s #ImInvincibleWhen submissions and listen to our wonderful promo’s this week from our friends at STAT! and Guilty: A True Crime Podcast.    * Contest winner alert! * Last week we announced a small little contest for sending us your iTunes or Facebook reviews and we are excited to announce that our winner this time is Twyla! Please private message us with your address so we can send your prize (which sadly is not a million dollars even though we wish it was).    Please join us over at our Facebook group, Mums The Word! We are approving new requests every day and love seeing the group grow and seeing our listeners getting to know us and each other a little more. We use the group to discuss our episodes and to talk about other puzzling cases in true crime, as well as having a place to dump cute photos of your pets (for Mandy).    Lastly, we have a NEW exclusive episode for our Patreon patrons coming out on 9/30/17! If you’re interested in seeing what we have to offer our Patrons, check out our page at  www.patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s our 10th episode! This week we discuss the untimely death of the lovely, Kelley Clayton. We’ll go through what happened the night of her death and talk about why, if you’re going to be dumb enough to commit a crime, at least be smart enough to buy a burner phone. Mandy considers bird-napping a cardinal, and Melissa explains why she will always have the world’s smallest life insurance policy. We discuss a meet cute between a hockey player and a fan and have entirely different scenarios of what we think could have happened. One involves true love, the other involves missing teeth.   Thanks to you guys we just hit our 30,000th download! Thank you so much! We appreciate you listening and rating us and sharing us with your friends and non-perpetrator acquaintances. Speaking of rating, we are running a contest between now 9/19/2017 and 9/26/2017 at midnight EST! If you’ve reviewed us on itunes or on our facebook page (or you haven’t but now you are!), send us a screen shot of your review and we’ll pick a lucky winner to win…stickers!...Because we are Moms and that’s all we can offer at the moment, also they are super cute and can double as sweet band-aids.   Speaking of stickers, we are sending them out to our patreon members this week. If you want to see what all we offer to our patreons, including special bonus episodes, check out our page at www.patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast. We’ve also changed the name of our facebook group to “Mums The Word”, and we love it! Find us there and come chat some murder and share random pictures of animals with Mandy. You can also find us on twitter at twitter.com/momsandmurder or search for us on Instagram @momsandmurder.   Please make sure you listen to the promos at the end of the show from our friends at Corpus Delicti and We’re All Just Pretending. Both are great shows, with fantastic hosts, so do yourself a favor and check them out! Also, keep sending in those #ImInvincibleWhen stories. We are loving them!   Lastly, at the end of this episode you’ll hear some clips from some of our favorite people, our listeners! We have the greatest people listening to our episodes, and we wanted to share some with you. We announced that we wanted to run a few clips at the end of our tenth episode on faceboook, IG and Twitter, so if you want to join in next time, follow us there and you’ll get all the details right away. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, the ears have it! Join Melissa with her very special guest, her sister Megan, as they break down the strange but true story of Frederic Bourdin. Find out whether or not you can smoke in Spain, how to get a quick group home tattoo, and stick around for THE craziest #ImInvincibleWhen we’ve had to date. #RobbableFace Quick note, if you are following us on social media, you know that we are right in the heart of where Hurricane Irma has hit. Mandy was unable to record on this episode due to our hurricane preparations and a serious family emergency, so Melissa’s lovely sister stepped up to talk some true crime. Please keep Mandy and her family in your thoughts and prayers during this time. We are hoping to be back soon with electricity and of course, more murder. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for updates. If you are interested in hearing our new patreon exclusive episode, head on over to patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast and check out what else we have in store for you guys. Psst…our first one is about someone who is currently on the loose. We have a new facebook group, just search “Moms and Murder Podcast Discussion Group”. We have to find a new group name, please help us. Promos this week from our friends Ember and Angel with Color Me Dead and CK with the Mirths and Monsters Podcast. Add some fun to your podcasts with these great shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Put on your shoulder pads and tease your hair to the heavens and join us this week as we discuss the peculiar murder of Sherri Rasmussen. We’ll look at the timelines of events surrounding Sherri’s last days, and discuss why the husband very well could have been Benjamin Button. Find out what new word bums Melissa out and what Mandy does with year old cake. And just remember, never judge a book by it's cover…unless that book has crazy eyes and has gone full Fatal Attraction, then yes, judge and run away!   If you are interested in hearing our new patreon exclusive episode, head on over to patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast and check out what else we have in store for you guys. Psst…our first one is about someone who is currently on the loose. We have a new facebook group, just search “Moms and Murder Podcast Discussion Group”. We have to find a new group name, please help us. Promos this week from our friends Jess with Kiwi Crimes and Javier with Pretend Radio. These are both fantastic podcasts and we can’t recommend them enough! Stephanie Lazarus Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ljpPTNvCM   Find us at: Facebook.com/momsandredrum Instagram: @momsandmurder Twitter: @momsandmurder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we are diving deep into the mysterious death of Rebecca Zahau. Was it murder? Was it suicide? Are Tug Boat Captains a real thing? We will discuss all of this and more on this week’s episode of Moms and Murder. You will learn why you should never let Melissa call 911 for you and find out about the only kind of knot Mandy can tie.   At the end of the show stay tuned for promos from our friends at Nothing Rhymes with Murder and Wine and Crime. We really hope you guys will check out these fantastic shows. They regularly have stellar episodes and we are so happy to share them with you all!   ALSO! We have some exciting news! We are working on our first bonus episode to be available to our Patreon patrons! One of our first patrons picked the case and we can’t wait to talk about it! Find out what other rewards we have in store for our patrons here: https://www.patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast Clips to videos mentioned in this episode: Rebecca Zahau Slow-Motion Knot Demonstration  https://youtu.be/Z33q1piumfc Adam Shacknai 911 Call  https://youtu.be/ppRDQ7yfymg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us this week as we discuss our favorite bank heist, and story of Anthony Curcio. This robbery is one of the most elaborate and creative that you’ll ever hear and Anthony may have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for the keen eye of an unlikely stranger.    Also, Melissa explains why she wishes she was in solitaire confinement, Mandy reads a hilarious snippet from Anthony’s children’s book, and we might actually save your life with this week’s #iminvinciblewhen.    Thanks to our first patreon supporters, Lori K. and Megan M! Thank you guys for your support! If you’d like to check out the rewards we offer our patron’s, visit www.patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast. And a special thanks you to this week’s producers: Ashlyn, Mason, Parker, Lincoln, Thiago, Caroline, Sullivan, and Anderson! Make sure you check out the promos for the shows of our new friends, Roseanne with Killafornia Dreaming, Ariel with Murder Under the Midnight Sun, and Lanie with True Crime Fan Club. These are all excellent shows that you won’t want to miss! Link to the 20/20 episode on Anthony Curcio: https://youtu.be/ETpaoZUh2oI     Link to Anthony Curcio’s Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/FTh1hpzkmXM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we discuss the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash of Diane Schuler and the seven victims of this terrible wreck : Emma Hance (8), Alyson Hance (7), Kate Hance (5), Erin Schuler (2), Michael Bastardi (81 ), Daniel Longo (74), and Guy Bastardi (49). Melissa and Mandy discuss the timeline of this heartbreaking story, a GoFundMe we can all get behind, and the most enraging lawsuit in the history of ever. Promos this week from our friends at Mens Rea Podcast (www.mensreapod.com) and Crime Crazy Podcast (www.crimecrazypodcast.com). Please check them out! #momsandmurder #dianeschuler #iminvinciblewhen #truecrimetuesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the late, great, Aaliyah once said “Age ain’t nothing but a number”… that is, unless you’re a 20 year old high school senior dating your 16 year old classmate who has decided to have her entire family killed and needs your help! Then the number to focus on is not how many years between birthdays, but how many birthdays you’ll spend behind bars.      This week we discuss the distressing story of Erin Caffey from Alba, Texas. We breakdown the timeline and discuss why being an accomplice is the worst idea ever. Mandy tries to explain a wolf-pack mentality, while Melissa threatens to call the police on anyone who tries to get her to commit a crime…including Mandy.      We’ve also got an #iminvinciblewhen you won’t want to miss.      Remember to check out our friends at Just Another Murder Podcast! Happy listening!      Special thanks to @leonagraphicdesign for our awesome flyer for this week’s episode!      #momsandmurder  #truecrimetuesday  #erincaffey       http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1287412/Haunting-rendition-Amazing-Grace-murderer-Erin-Caffey.html     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9j5hy83J5s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Kohlhepp: America’s Least Favorite Amazon Reviewer. This week we move out of Florida into the land of South Carolina…well, sort of. We are discussing the bewildering case of Todd Kohlhepp, who was either a “good boy” or American serial killer depending on whether you ask his mother or literally any other member of the human race. #toddyboy   Please remember to subscribe and rate us 5 stars, because 4 stars would be a crime. Join us on our website at MomsAndMurder.com to find out how to connect with us via social media where we will be giving some clues for next week’s episode!   Make sure you also check out our friends over at truecrimeclothing.com! #momsandmurder #truecrimetuesday #iminvinciblewhen Links to videos we discuss in this episode:  https://youtu.be/ZEiZ4kDdwOQ Excerpt of interview with Todd’s Mom  https://youtu.be/xpDUTeshP6I 48 Hours Episode  https://youtu.be/Mzy8XP7Vy3k Kala Brown’s Rescue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices