Corpus Delicti
258 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 570 ratingsIf true crime is your thing, it's ours too. With a dash of Southern charm, Jenn and Lindsay crack open the most compelling cases within different series and topics including cruise ship deaths and disappearances, historical crimes, crimes committed by women, crimes that inspired movies, and so much more. With over 200 episodes there’s plenty to binge.
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167: Sweet Home Alabama: Daniel Lee Siebert
May 20, 2021 00:52 - 30 minutes - 70 MBThe murder of two workers at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, as well as two children, shocked the town of Talladega, Alabama. But the murders didn't end there, and happened in a very short span of time. Just days, in fact. Suspicion quickly turned to the new guy in town, who they learned had a troubling past. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/co...
166: Sweet Home Alabama: Thomas Whisenhant
May 04, 2021 23:50 - 40 minutes - 92.4 MBThomas Whisenhant was a relatively well mannered child. That is, up until the age of 12. He became violent, and was involved in several smaller crimes. Ultimately, this escalated to something way more sinister. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work is...
165: Sweet Home Alabama: Anthony Ray Hinton
April 28, 2021 00:11 - 42 minutes - 98 MBTwo managers of fast food restaurants are shot and killed in the Birmingham area. An eye witness identifies Anthony Ray Hinton from a photo lineup. Then, they find a revolver in his home. Hinton is convicted. But there's several problems with the case... To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: ...
164: Sweet Home Alabama: Barry Whitton
April 22, 2021 01:34 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBBarry Whitton's wife and stepdaughter, Kimberly and Haleigh go missing. No one can find any sign of them, and Barry says Kimberly ran off. But several things don't add up about Barry's story... especially when you factor in the death of his first wife too. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: ...
Introducing In God We Lust
April 20, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 14.9 MBA woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with her...and her husband. What begins as an unconventional proposition will soon throw them all into the international spotlight. And that’s because the couple is none other than Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki, two of the most powerful figures in Evangelical America. Wondery presents In God We Lust, hosted by Brooke Siffrin and Aricia Skidmore...
163: Road to Redemption: Chapter 5 - The Interviews
April 13, 2021 21:33 - 1 hour - 180 MBThis may be the end of Rocky's series, but it is by no means the end of our passion for him and his case. In this final chapter, you'll hear directly from Kacey Keeton and Sara Romano, Rocky's current lawyer and investigator. You'll also hear from Rocky Myers himself. *Note: Rocky's interview was conducted via prison phone. It can be hard to hear at times, but is absolutely worth hearing what he has to say about his life inside and outside of Holman Correctional Facility. Please send lett...
Introducing My Fugitive
April 05, 2021 08:00 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MBNina Gilden Seavey was twelve on May 5, 1970, the day an Air Force building in St. Louis burned to the ground. Her dad represented a young man accused of the crime: Howard Mechanic. Facing serious federal time, Howard went on the run and became one of the longest-running fugitives in U.S. history. As an adult, Nina picked up the trail. What ever happened to Howard Mechanic? This eight-part series is the tangled story of her search for answers. Hundreds of Freedom of Information requests. Hun...
162: Road to Redemption: Episode 4 - The Long Weekend
March 30, 2021 21:23 - 1 hour - 138 MBAll the witnesses have testified, and it's time for the jury to deliberate. They certainly don't agree, but very consciously choose their verdict as well as their sentencing recommendation. Six months later during the actual sentencing, Rocky and his team are met with a huge surprise. Then, things seem to only get worse during the appeals process. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti If you'd like to write a lette...
162: Road to Redemption: Chapter 4 - The Long Weekend
March 30, 2021 21:23 - 1 hour - 138 MBAll the witnesses have testified, and it's time for the jury to deliberate. They certainly don't agree, but very consciously choose their verdict as well as their sentencing recommendation. Six months later during the actual sentencing, Rocky and his team are met with a huge surprise. Then, things seem to only get worse during the appeals process. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti If you'd like to write a lette...
Introducing: Spy Affair
March 30, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 13.8 MBA charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR a story a...
161: Road to Redemption: Chapter 3 - Dirty Laundry
March 21, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 170 MBThis week on Rocky's story, we're picking up halfway through the trial. We learn a lot about the timeline, and just how many varying versions of it there are. Some make sense, while others... don't. One of these sheds major doubt onto one of the key witnesses who initially made a call to police. Plus, we hear testimony about forensics, or the lack thereof. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for information on writing a letter to help support Rocky. Send signed letters to: CorpusDelicti@ya...
Introducing: MAN-Slaughter
March 17, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 13.9 MBMAN-Slaughter tells intertwining stories about how one gunshot on a cold Wisconsin night in 1970 dramatically changed multiple lives. A bullet brutally tore through decorated law enforcement veteran LaVerne Stordock. Decades later, his niece, Dorothy Marcic, transformed herself into an amateur detective in a quest for truth and closure about that night. At the center of Dorothy’s investigation is Suzanne Brandon, LaVerne’s second wife, who confessed to the shooting -- and who Dorothy believes...
160: Road to Redemption: Chapter 2 - The VCR
March 12, 2021 23:59 - 1 hour - 150 MBThis is part 2 of Rocky's story. Rocky is implicated and arrested, and admits to selling the VCR... but insists he didn't kill Mrs. Tucker. We're going to trial, where we will immediately see some issues before it even officially starts. Not to mention conflicting witness statements. Things are starting to not add up... To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus...
159: Road to Redemption: Chapter 1 - Death Row
March 05, 2021 23:03 - 53 minutes - 123 MBHere in Alabama, a black man named Robin "Rocky" Myers sits on death row where he's been since 1994. He's run out of appeals and awaiting an execution date. There's just one problem. Rocky might be innocent. In Chapter 1 of Rocky's story, we introduce a high level overview of the story. Who is Rocky? What was the crime? And how did Rocky get wrapped up in it? Who are the key players? This episode will set up what's to come. Next week, we'll go to trial... To access earlier episodes of Co...
158: Forensic Breakthrough: Charles Stielow - Comparison Microscope
February 22, 2021 03:44 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBA farmer and his friend are shot dead on the farmer's property. Suspicion falls on his newly hired farmhand, who is arrested along with his brother in law. They're convicted on ballistics evidence which showed that the bullets could only have been fired from the suspect's gun. However, later a new suspect emerges causing the case to be revisited. On further inspection, the bullets weren't properly inspected at all, leading to the invention of a new tool. To access earlier episodes of Corpus...
157: Forensic Breakthrough: Angie Dodge - Familial DNA
February 17, 2021 02:02 - 45 minutes - 103 MBAngie Dodge never reported for work, and co-workers found her dead in her apartment. The killer was caught and put in prison... or so they thought. However, with advancements in DNA it was learned that they in fact had the wrong guy. But now they had a new challenge. Who actually did it? Inspired by the Golden State Killer case, investigators thought they knew just the way to make it happen.... To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.co...
156: Forensic Breakthrough: Colin Pitchfork - DNA Fingerprinting
February 11, 2021 23:51 - 50 minutes - 116 MBThe crux of modern forensics is DNA. DNA has been around for a long time. But how did it find its place in solving crimes? It started with two rapes and murders of teenage girls along footpaths in England. Authorities thought they found their man, but a Geneticist named Alec Jeffreys showed them this was not the case. Today's story is the first time mass DNA screening was used, someone was convicted due to DNA evidence, and someone was exonerated due to DNA evidence... all in the same case. ...
155: Forensic Breakthrough: George Trepal - Thallium Testing
February 02, 2021 23:20 - 34 minutes - 78.8 MBSpats with a neighbor aren't uncommon. Barking dogs, unmowed grass, and trash on the lawn can be reasonable complaints. But rarely does it actually escalate to murder. However, this episode involves just that, as well as murder mystery dinners, hidden bedrooms, and more. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" ...
154: Forensic Breakthrough: Dawn Sanchez - NASA Robot
January 26, 2021 22:38 - 35 minutes - 81.5 MBDawn Sanchez goes missing with zero evidence of what happened aside from an eye witness who refuses to testify. The main suspect is let go due to lack of evidence until years later when investigators get a tip. The tip indicates Dawn's body may have been there at one point, but she still wasn't found. Police were grabbing at straws until they enlisted the help of NASA. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merc...
153: Forensic Breakthrough: Dawn Fehring - Enhanced Digital Imaging
January 20, 2021 01:35 - 31 minutes - 71.2 MBDawn Fehring was new to the area and lived alone only to be found dead of strangulation in her room. Leads were thin aside from a few prints on her sheets that couldn't be made out. That is, until a digital enhancement expert decided to put the software he'd been creating in his garage to the test... To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast M...
Wondery Presents: The Apology Line
January 19, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 15.3 MBIf you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation. He was known as “Mr. Apology.” As thousands of callers flooded the line, confessing to everything from shoplifting to infidelity, drug dealing to murder, Mr. Apology realized he couldn’t just listen. He had to do somethin...
152: Forensic Breakthrough: David Camm - Touch DNA
January 13, 2021 02:03 - 44 minutes - 101 MBA man is convicted of killing his wife and two kids, but upon further review, something interesting was found on the victims - skin cells from another man's hands. That, paired with other evidence, was enough to set David Camm free. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal...
151: Delayed Justice: Anthony Graves
January 05, 2021 23:23 - 45 minutes - 103 MBAn entire family of 6 is found murdered in their home which was set on fire by the killer. A suspect was found at the funeral, and when questioned, he admitted to the crime. But he wasn't going to go down alone... To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work i...
150: Delayed Justice: Steven, Megan, and Jr. Winfrey
December 23, 2020 17:41 - 46 minutes - 106 MBA local man just months away from retirement isn't heard from for a few days. When his family goes to check on him, he's found dead, beaten to death in his home. Suspicion falls on three family members - a 16 and 17 year old, and their father who has a history with crime. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones"...
149: Delayed Justice: Wilton Dedge
December 15, 2020 06:05 - 41 minutes - 95.1 MBA 17 year old girl arrives home to find a stranger in her room. After being attacked and repeatedly cut with a blade type knife, she thinks she sees the assailant at a gas station. With the help of scent dogs, the assailant was convicted. But was it the right one? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper m...
Wondery Presents: Death of a Starlet
December 08, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 13.6 MBNineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. But who was Dorothy really? And how did her rise to fame ultimately lead to her death? This is a six-part series about love, sex and murder in 1970s Hollywood when glitter pants and roller skates were all the rage, and the Playboy mansion hosted the biggest party...
148: Delayed Justice: William Dillon
November 30, 2020 23:27 - 33 minutes - 77.8 MBWIlliam Dillon was arrested for murder after cops became suspicious of his knowledge of the area. Scent dogs were brought in that linked clothing found on the scene to him. The problem is, these particular scent dogs were later found to be highly inaccurate, leading to questions about Dillon's involvement in the crime. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus...
147: Delayed Justice: Joyce Ann Brown
November 24, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MBJoyce Ann Brown was shocked to open the newspaper and see her name wanted in connection with a recent robbery and murder at a competing fur store 3 miles from the one where she worked. She goes down to the police station to clear her name, only to find out there's another Joyce Ann Brown connected to the case. How do you clear up such a misunderstanding? Or can you? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch st...
146: Delayed Justice: Anthony Porter
November 17, 2020 21:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBAfter a shooting at a community pool, Anthony Porter, a known gang affiliate, is arrested for the crime. He is convicted using eyewitness testimony. Years later, a Professor has his students look into the case, and they end up getting a confession from someone else, a man named Alstory Simon. Porter is Freed, and Simon is convicted. But then, Simon also ends up exonerated, after the witnesses that helped convict him recanted their statements. So... who was the real killer? To access earlier ...
Wondery presents Do No Harm
November 10, 2020 08:30 - 4 minutes - 9.65 MBWondery (Dr. Death, Dirty John, The Shrink Next Door) and NBC News (Dateline, The Thing About Pam, Motive for Murder) present Do No Harm. The Bright family was thrust into a medical and legal system so committed to protecting vulnerable children from abuse, it failed to protect innocent parents. From the hospital room to the courtroom, we walk in the footsteps of the Bright family as they battle to keep their children and fight against a system determined to tear them apart. Listen today at...
145: Delayed Justice: Julie Rea
November 09, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBJulie Rea was awakened in the middle of the night by her son's screams. She claimed that a masked intruder broke in and murdered her son, but investigators didn't buy it. In prison, Julie did a 20/20 interview where she told her story, and as fate would have it, a true crime writer was watching, and it changed the course of the story. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.c...
144: Delayed Justice: Darryl Hunt, Part 2
November 03, 2020 02:25 - 42 minutes - 98.2 MBThis week, we continue the story about Darryl Hunt. This time we cover the second murder he was convicted of. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcast Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this lic...
Introducing: Dr. Death Season 2
October 27, 2020 16:48 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MBIf someone you love is diagnosed with cancer you want them to get the best treatment from the best doctors. In 2013, patients in Michigan thought Farid Fata was that doctor. Between his prestigious education, years of experience and pleasant bedside manner, Fata was everything you could want in a doctor. But he was not who he appeared to be. From Wondery, this is the story of hundreds of patients in Michigan, a doctor, and a poisonous secret. Laura Beil, returns with a second season of the a...
143: Delayed Justice: Darryl Hunt, Part 1
October 26, 2020 21:37 - 46 minutes - 105 MBDebbie Sykes, a 26 year old woman, doesn't show up for work as usual. Later that day, her body is found in a field. A 911 call under a fake name leads to an investigation that was botched from the start. Bullied witnesses, members of the KKK, and shoddy lineup pictures were just some of the reasons why Darryl Hunt was convicted of the murder, just to have the conviction overturned, and be tried again... and convicted again. And this is only part 1. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delic...
142: Delayed Justice: Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer
October 19, 2020 21:09 - 45 minutes - 105 MBIn a small Mississippi town, a three year old girl is taken from her bed at night only to be found raped and murdered. The victim's mother's ex-boyfriend is convicted based on bite mark evidence. Then, another three year old girl is found raped and murdered. This time, a different man is convicted, also based on bite mark evidence. How could two cases so similar have two different perpetrators? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.co...
141: Delayed Justice: The Dixmoor 5
October 12, 2020 23:14 - 44 minutes - 101 MBToday we kick off the new series on wrongful convictions, Delayed Justice. The first story is that of the Dixmoor 5, who were just teenagers when they signed confessions admitting to the rape and murder of 14 year old Cateresa Matthews. From the very beginning, there were problems with the confessions, but it would be many years before an answer was found. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can b...
140: Dark Water 2: Muriel Collins Barnett
October 06, 2020 12:52 - 43 minutes - 100 MBThis week, we bring you the last episode in the Dark Water 2 series. Muriel Barnett was a widowed socialite who was killed on a cruise ship. Her personal assistant was in the room at the time, but was passed out drunk and can't recall what happened. After several months, a motive was finally uncovered in a series of events that news outlets claim are "worthy of an Agatha Christie novel". To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corp...
139: Dark Water 2: Shirley McGill
September 21, 2020 20:46 - 39 minutes - 90.9 MBBob and Shirley McGill were high school sweethearts who lost touch over the years, and later in life reconnected and rekindled their relationship. To celebrate both of their birthdays as well as Shirley's retirement, the couple took a cruise... but Shirley wouldn't make it back alive. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blo...
Wondery Presents Even the Rich: The Kennedys
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes - 12.5 MBOn July 19th, 1969, Senator Edward Kennedy, scion of the greatest political dynasty in modern America, drove his Oldsmobile into a pond. He escaped. But his passenger, a woman named Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. In the days that followed, he leveraged the Kennedy political machine to shield himself from scrutiny and safeguard his presidential aspirations. As the investigation progressed, his story about the events leading up to the crash started to fall apart. Soon he faced accusations that not ...
138: Dark Water 2: Julie Scully
September 06, 2020 20:59 - 39 minutes - 90 MBJulie Scully was a beautiful and talented woman who made her career as a model. While on a cruise with her husband, they became friends with a worker on board. But soon, the friendship turned into something else, and the result was a vicious loss of life. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapi...
137: Dark Water 2: Karen Roston
August 25, 2020 19:49 - 44 minutes - 101 MBScott and Karen Roston had a whirlwind romance leading to engagement and marriage. But on the last night of their honeymoon, Karen went overboard and was found dead 10 hours later. Scott gave three different stories for what happened, one of which was almost too extreme to believe... To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" ...
136: Dark Water 2: John Halford
August 12, 2020 21:14 - 52 minutes - 119 MBJohn Halford, a married man of 25 years with 3 kids, goes on an expensive Egyptian cruise all by himself. When the ship docked at the port, John never came off the boat. Extensive searches couldn't locate him anywhere, but evidence shows he did return to his room late that night/early in the morning. So what would have made him leave again? And where did he go? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store ca...
135: Listener's Choice: The Duperrault Family
August 05, 2020 02:35 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn 1961, the Duperrault family sets sail on their dream getaway aboard a boat named Bluebelle, testing out their hopes of living at sea for a year later on. Everything was perfect. The weather was warm, and they were kept themselves busy with snorkeling and collecting shells. But on the day they were due to return home, tragedy struck when a man was found in a dinghy in the middle of the ocean, detailing how the Bluebelle had sunk. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help s...
134: Cults: The Finale, featuring Javier Leiva and Aja Romano
July 13, 2020 22:14 - 1 hour - 139 MBJoin us as we wrap up the cults series by chatting with two people who have both had run ins with cults. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://c...
133: Cults: Providence
July 08, 2020 16:12 - 55 minutes - 126 MBIn the last cult case of the Cults series, we discuss Jung Myung Seok who broke from the Unification church to start his own similar version. He believed that sin originated when Satan seduced Eve, and the only way to purify sin was through sex with the savior, who was... himself. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper...
Wondery presents GURU: The Dark Side of Enlightenment
July 01, 2020 07:30 - 6 minutes - 14.4 MBWhen we face challenges in life, we seek answers from people we believe can help us. When tragedy strikes an exclusive retreat with a self-help superstar, many people are left to wonder: how far is too far? James Arthur Ray was an Oprah-endorsed self-help teacher who achieved fame, fortune, and influence. But friends and family members of his followers questioned his unorthodox methods, and tried to stop him. From Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death,” and “The Shrink Next Door,” c...
132: Cults: Jeffrey Lundgren
June 30, 2020 22:48 - 53 minutes - 123 MB*Correction, the temple was in Kirtland* Jeffrey Lundgren started out as a faithful member of the LDS. He even volunteered at their temple in Kirtland where he preached to visitors. That is, until his messages started to skew from LDS beliefs, and he was fired. Jeff then formed his own group, which would focus on priming the temple for the arrival of the Lord. But to do that, he'd have to take the temple over. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, ple...
131: Church of the Most High Goddess
June 23, 2020 22:05 - 49 minutes - 112 MBMary Ellen Tracy, aka Sabrina Aset, was a High Priestess. She was able to absolve people from their sins... through sex. She also accepted monetary donations, which paired with absolving people of their sins resulted in legal troubles. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti Our merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.com Music by: Kai Engel "Daemones" Blooper music by: Art of Escapism "Coal Miners" This ...
130: Cults: Church of Wells
June 10, 2020 22:38 - 1 hour - 138 MBThis week we discuss the Church of Wells, a sect that denies being a cult, despite checking off several of the boxes. Rumors include drugged members, and essentially kidnapping a grown man off the streets. Special thanks to Steven from Trace Evidence podcast for lending his voice, and to Josh from True Crime Bullsh** podcast for lending us some sources about Israel Keyes' family To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelict...
129: Cults: Sherry Shriner
June 05, 2020 00:42 - 1 hour - 142 MBThis episode was recorded several weeks ago before we skipped a week, therefore we have not addressed any recent events in this episode. We are not ignoring it. In this episode, we discuss Sherry Shriner, a more modern day leader who also believed that humans had been infiltrated by aliens. But not just any aliens. Reptile aliens. They were everywhere, from the government to locals. Even some within the cult itself? To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the sho...