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This week Kim tells Denae the story of Robert Hansen who hunted the "deadliest game" Kim also continues the story of hero Chris Hansen and gives a review of "Primetime" Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hansen Crime Junkie: Robert Hansen Rotten Mango Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) ...

This week Denae tells Kim about feminist icon Gloria Steinem, a journalist who went uncover as Playboy cocktail waitress in the 60's. Sources: Gloria Steinem (https://www.gloriasteinem.com/) .com I Was a Playboy Bunny | (https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/educational-magazines/i-was-playboy-bunny) Encyclopedia.com (http://encyclopedia.com/)   Steinem, Gloria, "I Was a Playboy Bunny,...

This week Kim tells Denae all about the darkness behind the Wizard of Oz and touches upon some of the darkness of Wicked. Sources: https://teatralment.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/four-directors-for-the-wizard-of-oz/ Down the rabbit hole Dark history with Bailey Sarian Heart starts pounding https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/three-myths-three-odd-truths-the-wizard-of-oz-12...

This week Denae tells Kim about The Bible Study Kidnapper, Chad Schipper. It's a what not to do! Sources: people.com (http://people.com/) Where Is Chad Schipper Now? Inside His Life After Holding His Church Friends Hostage in a Secret Bunker (https://people.com/where-is-chad-schipper-now-11949364) by Caroline Blair This is Monsters: Three Days in a Basement: Chad Schipper Geneseo man accused...

This Week Kim tells Denae about one of her most favorite people, Chris Hansen, and the history of catching predators. Sources: Out and about Have a seat with Chris Hansen podcast Tru Blu “Take down with Chris Hansen” “To catch a predator” Dateline NBC. Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) Not to br...

This week Denae throws it waaaaaaay back to the early days of unsolved mysteries. What's your theory? Bessie an Glen Hyde disappeared... what happened?! Sources: https://www.ranker.com (https://www.ranker.com/list/us-national-park-true-crime/melissa-sartore?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=weirdhistory&utm_campaign=wh_active&utm_content=20260808&lctg=62f6ad6efed2eaef38000dc3&user_email=4b2175...

This week Kim tells Denae about the murder of Lauren Giddings. The police work for this case was amazing and we always wish more cases were handled this way. Sources: Nightmare next door: master key murder Morbid: The senseless murder of Lauren Giddings Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) Not to bra...

This week Denae tells Kim about the almost cold case of Kelsie Schelling. Thanks to a mom that heard her story stepped in and brought justice to Kelsie and her family. Sources: Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: Kelsie Schelling (https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=312005) Oxygen.com (http://oxygen.com/) Donthe Lucas Kills Kelsie Schelling, Mom of His Unborn Baby (...

This week Kim tells Denae the story of a rough family life that led to the murder of Barbara Mullenix. Sources: https://ocdistrictattorney.gov/press/teenage-girl-convicted-of-murdering-mother-with-boyfriend-and-dumping-body-in-newport-harbor/ 48 hours body in the harbor https://forensictales.com/podcast/episode-56-murder-of-barbara-mullenix/Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our...

This week Denae tells one of the most upsetting cases we've heard about a man who was wrongfully convicted AND STILL put to death! Sources: Instagram dirtyhistorian Joe Arridy’s False Conviction - Law Week Colorado (https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/article/joe-arridys-false-conviction/) by Jess Brovsky-Eaker GOV. RITTER GRANTS POSTHUMOUS PARDON IN CASE DATING BACK TO 1930s (https://files.deat...

This week Kim tells Denae all about the disappearance and murder of Tara Grinstead. It should've been solved sooner! Sources: True crime creepers: Tara Grinstead 48 hours: Tara Grinstead mystery Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com (http://myst...

This week Denae tells Kim about the insane murder one night at a Lululemon. Sources: Lululemon murder - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder) Prosecutor: Brittany Norwood Stole Merchandise Before Killing Jayna Murray - ABC News (https://abcnews.com/US/maryland-yoga-shop-killing-brittany-norwood-stolen-merchandise/story?id=13183233) By Andrea Canning and Jessica Hopper Se...

This week Kim tells Denae the story of Ryan Poston and the lengths a woman went to try to hide the truth. It wasn't great lengths... Sources: 48 hours: Ryan Poston murder Truly criminal Deadly obsession: the murder of Ryan Poston The murder of Ryan Poston 20/20 Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) ...

This week Denae tells Kim about some amazing Dutch teens who heroically fought against the Nazis. https://www.history.com/articles/dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis-freddie-oversteegen History.com (http://history.com/) This Teenager Killed Nazis with Her Sister in WWII By Becky Little Time.com (http://time.com/) As Teenagers, These Sisters Resisted the Nazis. Here's What They Taught Me ...

This week Kim tells Denae about the stalkers of a few celebrities. The first part was a few years ago so she's telling some more! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer IMDb.com/ (http://imdb.com/) RebeccaSchaeffer https://people.com/rebecca-schaeffer-death-everything-to-know-11766223 The truly sickening murder of celebrity Rebecca Schaeffer: true crime Central The many st...

This week Denae follows up her story of Fredia Gibbs with the story of the man who attacked her, also known as the serial killer named "The Grim Sleeper" Sources: Convicted serial killer known as the ‘Grim Sleeper’ found dead in prison cell | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/grim-sleeper-dies-death-row) By Hollie Silverman AETV.com (http://aetv.com/) Who Were the 'Grim Sleeper' Killer's...

This week Kim tells Denae about the insanely talented and hilarious Phil Hartman and his death. Sources: Morbid: the murder of Phil Hartman IMDb Phil Hartman Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com (http://mysteriousmavenspod.com/) Please rate us...

This week Denae tells Kim about "the most dangerous woman" badass Fredia Gibbs! Sources: Instagram: essenceofblackculture Youtube: Unfiltered Stories: The Serial Killer Who Picked The Wrong Victim Fredia Gibbs - Wikipedia Grim Sleeper - Wikipedia Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.co...

As promised on episode 176, Kim goes on to tell Denae about the second known Craigslist killer. Sources: DFWTO: Richard Beasley https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/richard-beasley-ohio-craigslist-killer Behind you: Richard Beasley Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) Not to braaaaag but o...

This week Denae tells Kim all about the Lioness of Brittany. A woman pirate who avenges her husbands death! Sources: Instagram thehistoryguy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_Clisson Hundred Years' War - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War) Noble Blood: Jeanne de Clisson, Pirate Terror of France Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: myste...

This week Kim tells Denae one of the two "Craigslist killer" stories. Sources: Craigslist Killer: lifetime movie True Crime Obsessed: Craigslist Killer https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-craigslist-killer-philip-markoff Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com (mailto:mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com) Not to braaaaag but our web...

This week Denae tells Kim about a man who apparently started a flood to keep partying. Do we think he's guilty or investigation got lazy and decided it was him for no reason? Sources: Criminal- Catastrophe The Dollop- Episode 216 Catastrophe Jim James Scott (criminal) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Scott_(criminal)) James Scott has spent 30 years in prison for causing the f...

This week Kim tells Denae about how a lawyer believed a client and with the help of the show "Curb your Enthusiasm" saved this man's life! Sources: Killer destinations: Juan Catalan What’s up Fool episode 561 with Juan Catalan The exoneration of Juan Catalan thanks to curb your enthusiasm ‘The car pool lane’ Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gm...

This week Denae tells Kim about the fraudulent music manager who made the Backstreet Boys and N' Sync internationally famous.  And details how he had a decades-long Ponzi scheme that took millions from unsuspecting investors. Team N'Sync!!! Sources: Dirty Pop NetFlix Special The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' - Netflix Tudum (https://www.netflix.com/tudum/article...

This week we go back to 2000's (the later days of myspace) and Kim tells Denae about the FarmVille murders. Sources: Hell no: A true crime podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrorcore Haunted Autopsy: the case of the FarmVille murders Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please...

This week Denae tells Kim about the "bling ring" Sources: people.com (http://people.com/) The True Story of 'The Bling Ring' (https://people.com/crime/the-real-bling-ring-true-story/) by Skyler Caruso Bling Ring - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bling_Ring) Netflix Documentary:  'The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist' Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: myster...

This week Kim tells Denae about the death of Marilyn Monroe. What the media knows and what may have actually happened. Are the conspiracies true? Or what we were told was what happened? Sources: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/marilyn-monroe-marries-arthur-miller Hollywoodland part 1 and 2 Marilyn Monroe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marilyn_Monroe https://www.sciencedirect.com...

This week Denae tells Kim all about the ghosts haunting Denver’s famous Brown Palace! Sources: The Brown Palace Hotel - Denver Terrors (https://denverterrors.com/brown-palace-hotel/) Blog historycolorado.org The Rule of Three | History Colorado (https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2025/11/20/rule-three)  by Shelby Carr Neuhauser The Most Haunted Hotels In Denver - Denver Terrors Blog (https...

This week Kim tells the story of Nathan Carman, a story that keeps getting worse and worse. Sources: Serialously: Nathan Carman https://people.com/details-the-carman-family-deaths-left-out-11854694 Netflix: The Carman family murders Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please rate ...

The world is feeling a little heavy right now so this week Denae tells us an inspiring "true crime story" about two sister heroes! Sources: The opera-loving sisters who 'stumbled' into heroism - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-38732779#:~:text=Ida%20and%20Louise%20Cook%20smuggled,Germany%20was%20under%20Nazi%20control) Louise Cook (humanitarian) - Wikipedia (https://en.wiki...

TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT This week Kim tells Denae the insanely graphic, yet inspiring story of Alison Botha Sources: Morbid: Attempted murder of Alison Botha Murder with my husband https://womenforchange.co.za/take-action/parole-of-alison-bothas-rapist/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-14-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-a-victim-alison-botha-fights-for-her-li...

This week Denae tells Kim about the creepiest rideshare driver in Denver! Sources: NBCNews.com (http://news.com/) Former Denver rideshare driver sentenced to 290 to life for assaulting a dozen women (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-denver-rideshare-driver-sentenced-290-life-assaulting-dozen-wom-rcna195435) by Phil Helsel March 7, 2025 John Pastor-Mendoza Convicted of Sexually Ass...

This week Kim covers the most prolific female serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Sources: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a69219126/how-many-people-did-aileen-wuornos-kill/ https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/node/77455 Monster https://www.britannica.com/question/How-was-Aileen-Wuornos-caught Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.co...

This week Denae tells Kim the abysmal story of the Yogurt Shop murders. Sources: Significant Breakthrough Made in 1991 I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Murders | (https://www.austintexas.gov/news/significant-breakthrough-made-1991-i-cant-believe-its-yogurt-murders) AustinTexas.gov (http://austintexas.gov/) 09/29/25 The Austin, Texas, yogurt shop murders: Families, investigators remain haunted by u...

This week Kim tells Denae about Jackie and Thomas Hawks and how their beautiful life was ended so callously Sources: Murder with my husband episode 279 Dateline ‘the last voyage’ Killafornia dreaming episode #14 48 hours the dark voyage Find us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Pod our Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Not to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.com Please...

For the first episode of the year Denae concludes her Colorado Cryptids Series with The Slide Rock Bolter and Tommy Knockers! Sources: Colorado Silver Boom - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Silver_Boom) Knocker (folklore) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_(folklore)) Tommyknockers of the Western Mines – Legends of America (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/g...

This week Kim tells Denae the story about a body found in a chimney. Sources: True crime all the time Mile higher podcast https://medium.com/@nikyoung/how-did-joshua-maddux-die-in-the-chimney-of-an-abandoned-cabin-7502be457cb7 Coffeehouse crime To see pictures of the cases and other cases check us out on instagram: Mysterious Mavens pod To send us cases suggestions, simply to say hi, ques...

This week Denae continues her Colorado cryptic theme and gives us another story of the Lafayette Vampire! Sources: The Lafayette Vampire (https://www.lafayettehistory.com/the-lafayette-vampire/) November 30, 2024 (https://www.lafayettehistory.com/the-lafayette-vampire/) by Doug Conarroe (https://www.lafayettehistory.com/author/madmin/) http://www.lafayettehistory.com/the-lafayette-vampire/ S...

This week Kim tells Denae an insane story that takes place right before Christmas. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34586215.amp Gruesome: Horrific true crime Totally true crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-secret-relationship-that-ended-in-a-christmas-murder/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/christmas-crimes/5 Plea...

This week Denae tells Kim an urban legends in their neck of the woods that they both hadn't heard before! Sources: The Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks | Denver Horror Collective (https://denverhorror.com/2019/05/05/the-hatchet-lady-of-red-rocks/) by Adrianne Montoya Posted on May 5, 2019 (https://denverhorror.com/2019/05/05/the-hatchet-lady-of-red-rocks/) by joshsworstnightmare (https://denverhorror...

This week Kim tells Denae about one of the biggest kidnapping cases in US history that has one of the best case scenario outcomes. Sources: 48 Hours Podcast: Live To Tell: Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping CityofChowchilla.org (http://cityofchowchilla.org) 1976 Bus Kidnapping | Chowchilla, CA (https://www.cityofchowchilla.org/300/1976-Bus-Kidnapping) CBSNews.com (http://cbsnews.com) Chowchilla bus...

This week Denae tells Kim the incredibly strange story of a principal who hypnotizes students. Sources: CBSNews.com Fla. school settles bizarre lawsuit over hypnotized students, suicides NBCNews.com Hypnotist principal faces questions after suicides by Mitch Stacy heraldtribune.com True crime TV series explores deaths of 3 North Port teens hypnotized by principal. How to watch By Melissa Per...

This week Denae tells Kim about the show that never was P.I. mom's. Sources: Netflix Trainwreck: PI Moms People.com (http://people.com/) P.I. Moms Stars Slam Actor Carl Marino For Ruining Reality Show with Sting Operation: 'So Many People Were Affected' By Raven Brunner (https://people.com/raven-brunner-8646640)   Published on July 22, 2025 09:00AM EDT Chris Butler (private investigator) - ...

The Mavens are back! Happy Halloween! This week Kim tells Denae a chaotic retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Sources: The legend of sleepy hollow by Washington Irving. 1820 The legend of sleepy hollow by Disney 1949 Sleepy Hollow (1999) CBS this morning ‘tracing the haunting roots of the legend of sleepy hollow’ Please rate us 5 stars! Feel free to contact us: mysteriousmavensp...

This week Kim tells Denae about the mysterious circumstances of the Lake Bodum murders. Sources: ODFM: season 13, episode 6 lake bodum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bodom_murders Casefile: Lake bodum podcast

This week Denae tells Kim about Soul Asylum's Runaway Train music video that found missing children. Sources: http://slate.com Did the “Runaway Train” Music Video Really Save 21 Kids? (https://slate.com/culture/2023/08/runaway-train-music-video-soul-asylum-kids.html) By Nick Keppler ‘We found 21 missing kids’: Soul Asylum on making Runaway Train | Music | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian...

This week Kim tells Denae about Colorado ghost town, St. Elmo. Sources: Tale of two cities It’s history YouTube St. Elmo – The Story of Annabelle (https://olafphotoblog.com/2015/10/21/st-elmo-the-story-of-annabelle/) Footprints of the frontier

This week Denae tells Kim some stories about government secrets. Sources: 23 Soviet troops turned to stone by aliens? CIA memo unearths Cold War mystery - The Economic Times (https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/cold-war-23-soviet-troops-turned-to-stone-by-alien-light-cia-memo-unearths-cold-war-mystery/articleshow/120287586.cms) CIA.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005517761.p...

This week Kim tells Denae about the supposed curse of the movie Poltergeist. Sources: Biography.com (http://biography.com) The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Set Oddities (https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeere) By Micah White True Crime Cast: How Many Casting Crew Members Died from Poltergeist YouTube video Disgraceland Podcast: Polt...

This week Denae tells Kim about the Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders in Finland. Sources: Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausj%C3%A4rvi_Gravel_Pit_Murders) Buzzfeed.com (http://buzzfeed.com) 27 Extremely Dark True Crime Stories From Countries Outside The United States (https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/true-crime-stories-around-the-world) by Crystal Ro S...