To Die For
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -To Die For Podcast is the dream child of Lizza who dragged her cousin Lolo and best bud Noodles along for the ride. We are looking to create hilarious magic while exploring the world of true crime and all things spooky, scary and just plain weird.
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Episode 37 - Christmas - Icelandic Folk Lore and Stupid Xmas Crimes
December 25, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIt’s episode 37 and it is full of goodness! It was recorded on Lizza’s birthday, released on Christmas Eve, AND Mama Ducky makes a surprise appearance for the first half of the show. It doesn’t get much better than that! It’s also the first episode where we had visual and audio which is super fun. BUT, because we all were drinking no one pressed the record button so you can’t see any of the stupid faces we were making other than the screen shot on our website. But onto the Christmas-y goodi...
Episode 36: Cecil Hotel part 2 - Elisa Lam
December 18, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIt's episode 36 and we are back for our spooky ooky part 2 of the Cecil Hotel. This hotel has a checkered past that is terrifying, and absolutely wackadoodle. Our story this week has it all; true crime, the paranormal, and the JUST PLAIN WEIRD. There really is no other way to describe the death of Elisa Lam than just plain weird. Make sure to check out our website for the infamous video and pictures. Get on the elevator with us as we ride the ups and downs of this crazy and tragic story. ...
Episode 35: Cecil Hotel part 1 - Richard Ramirez
December 10, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIt’s week 35 and we are back and trying something new! This week we are covering the infamous, terrifying, and absolutely wackadoodle Cecil Hotel. Both of the stories for this week’s topic were just way to detailed to fit in one episode, but instead of doing halvesies and trying to remember what you heard the week before we are going to do the true crime this week and the paranormal next week. We may love it, we may hate it, but either way we will see how it goes! One of the most notorious...
Episode 34: Alcatraz
December 06, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBIt's Lolo's birthday today and we are gifting you with this episode! It was totally planned that it would be released late, I swear! ;) Well, either way we are celebrating our epic co-host Lolo as well as all of you and the start of the holiday season so it's a pretty good day. For our 2-fer topic this week we head down/up the west coast to a tiny rock in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. This tiny rock was known as the most daunting and escape proof prison of it's day. And by now I'm gue...
Episode 33: New Jersey - Hall Mills Murders and Jersey Devil
November 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBIt's episode 33 and both Lizza and Lolo are back just in time to spend Turkey Day with you! Since most of us are not able to be with the ones we love on this holiday why not spend it with us talking about weird s#@! We hop back into the swing of things and head out on a figurative vacation to New Jersey! We go back in time to one of the first media circuses with the lurid story of the Hall-Mills Murders. This one has it all; lust, religion, wealth, murder, and so much more! Then we examine o...
Episode 32: Clowns - The Crooked Man and John Wayne Gacy Part 2
November 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIt’s episode 32 and we are still going straight for the juggler in this totally in-tents, part 2 episode. Join us for part 2 of our super spoopy episode all about Clowns! Ian “Noodles” Green is of course back to help us finish up this cooky topic. We finish up our very first serial killer heavy hitter John Wayne Gacy Jr, also known as the Killer Clown. We go over the tragic murder that eventually leads to his downfall, his arrest, the body search of nightmares and his trial. If that wasn’t ...
Episode 31: The Poltergeist Curse
October 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBIt’s episode 31 and our very first super spoopy Halloweeny episode! Lolo is back and madder than ever because Lizza picked this topic just for her. We know what scares her and that is Poltergeist! This movie franchise seems to have had had it’s very own, real life poltergeist or maybe it’s just the curse that everyone says it is. There is no shortage of super strange, super spooky stuff that happened around all three movies. Even more tragic is the abundance of deaths that plagued the franch...
Episode 30: Clowns - The Haunted Clown Motel and John Wayne Gacy Part 1
October 24, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIt’s episode 30 and we go straight for the juggler in this totally in-tents episode. Join us for part 1 of our super spoopy episode all about Clowns! Ian “Noodles” Green is back and the inspiration for our topic. We bust out our very first serial killer heavy hitter John Wayne Gacy Jr, also known as the Killer Clown. We start off with the first part of his life and the very beginning of his murder spree. During this time he also adopts his two alter egos Pogo and Patches the clown. If that w...
Episode 29: Chicago, IL - H.H. Holmes and Resurrection Mary
October 16, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBIt’s episode 29 and we are one week closer to the ultimate spoopy day. Ian “Noodles” Green is back to keep us creepy crawly and spooky ooky. We are heading over to Chicago, IL this week for our location topic and boy are these stories spoopy! We start out with one of the first documented American serial killers: H.H. Holmes. Between bigamy, insurance fraud, massive swindling, the Chicago World’s Fair and of course a Murder Castle full of torture rooms and decomposing bodies, his story is com...
Episode 28: Slenderman
October 08, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIt’s episode 28 and spoopy season is in full swing. Ian “Noodles” Green is back to help us get creepy crawly and spooky ooky with our two-fer topic: Slenderman. We start off with the creation and legendary status that Slenderman has taken on. From there we look into what happens when a belief goes too far with the attempted murder of Payton “Bella” Leutner by Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier. This is a crazy ride full of twists, turns, betrayal, parrots and wacky waving inflatable flailing arm...
Episode 27: Boxes - Colleen Stan and the Dybbuk Box
October 01, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIt’s episode 27 and it is officially the beginning of Spoopy season and we are “unpacking” this week’s topic; Boxes. To make up for being dark last week we bring you an extra long episode that is a little salty and a whole lot rage-y. If you have ever thought about hitchhiking this week’s true crime story will hopefully change your mind. Yes, things were different in the 70s but take this life lesson from Lizza: hitchhiking leads to you dead and buried at a truck stop somewhere. Colleen Sta...
Episode 26: Villisca Axe Murders
September 19, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt’s episode 26 and it’s our two-fer episode, and if that wasn’t cool enough, Ian “Noodles” Green is back to help cohost due to a bit of a scheduling snafu in Lolo’s land. For this week’s topic we go back in time to 1912 Villisca, Iowa where a gruesome murder scene terrified the small community. An entire family plus their two young guests were all brutally murdered in their sleep, by an axe wielding psycho who was never found or brought to justice. With all of that it’s no wonder that the h...
Episode 26: Villisca Axe Murders
September 19, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt’s episode 26 and it’s our two-fer episode, and if that wasn’t cool enough, Ian “Noodles” Green is back to help cohost due to a bit of a scheduling snafu in Lolo’s land. For this week’s topic we go back in time to 1912 Villisca, Iowa where a gruesome murder scene terrified the small community. An entire family plus their two young guests were all brutally murdered in their sleep, by an axe wielding psycho who was never found or brought to justice. With all of that it’s no wonder that the h...
Episode 25 - Mirrors - Ruthie Mae McCoy and Myrtles Plantation OR the Accidental Umm Episode
September 10, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWe are back after a much needed mental health break and feeling refreshed and at least a little bit less explodey in the head! This week we tackle the creepy topic of Mirrors! Also, "Umm" accidentally became the word of the week so they are all in there, unedited, and if you are feeling particularly brave (or stupid) use it as a drinking game. Just know that we take absolutely NO responsibility for the level of drunk that you might happen to get. Our two stories are completely different yet ...
Episode 24 - Melbourne Pt 2 - Phoebe Handsjuk and Black Rock House
August 28, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBIt's episode 24 and we head back to a land down under for part two of our location topic, Melbourne, Australia. We finish up the crazy, baffling, infuriating, and in Lizza’s opinion, unsolved case of the death of Phoebe Handsjuk. Trying to figure out what on earth just about everyone involved in this case was thinking just might keep you up at night. If it manages to take a grip on your brain like it did on ours please listen to Phoebe’s Fall for an in depth dive with multiple experts ...
Episode 23: Melbourne, AU Part 1 - Phoebe Handsjuk and Black Rock House
August 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIt's episode 23 and between a puppy, spilled soda, next door neighbor construction and weird sound glitches this one almost pushed Lizza completely over the edge. But, it didn’t! So lets head to a land down under for our location topic, Melbourne, Australia. We start out with the crazy, baffling, infuriating, and in Lizza’s opinion, unsolved case of the death of Phoebe Handsjuk. Trying to figure out what on earth just about everyone involved in this case was thinking just might keep you up a...
Episode 22: The Clergy - Margaret Ann Pahl and the Black Monk of Pontefract
August 14, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBIt's episode 22 and the furry friends of the podcast make several unplanned appearances, watch out for puppy interruptions and kitty attacks! When we actually manage to work around the fur balls we talk about this week's topic: the Clergy. First we go over the tragic case of the murder of Sister Margaret Ann. This case is twisty turny and even has some Satanic Panic sprinkled in for stupidity. Then we head over across the pond again to Pontefract, England and one of the craziest true life po...
Episode 21: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
August 07, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBIt’s episode 21 and we are officially legal to drink! Or at least the podcast is :) We take a look at some of the most infamous bootleggers around in 1920s Chicago where violence and lawlessness ran the town. Stolen whiskey, crime bosses, gang wars, and a bloody climax are just a tiny taste of what this week’s episode has to offer. There are big names like Al “Scarface” Capone, George “Bugs” Moran, and even some Bagelbites (aka Zak Bagans, shout out to ATWWD.) Ian steps in to join us again a...
Episode 20: Edinburgh - Burke & Hare Murders and Mary Kings Close
July 30, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBIt’s episode 20 and we take a (metaphorical) wee jaunt over to Scotland’s bonnie capitol, Edinburgh. In our first story with Burke and Hare we have body snatching, murder, betrayal and so much more! Then we head back even farther in time to Mary Kings Close where we are visited by the black plague, disembodied body parts, a little girl ghost and a creepy room full of dolls. Don’t worry, we of course blether on about random shite and we accidentally created the mystery word of the episode: MO...
Episode 19: Kitties - Kitty Crimes and Dear David part 2
July 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIt’s episode 19 and we apparently didn’t get enough kitties last week so they are back this week! Or, maybe the Dear David story was so long it had to be split into two episodes so we had to do kitties one more time. It’s up to you to decide. In our seriously pun-y true crime segment we cover real life kitty criminals. We’ve got feline freedom fighters, klepto kitties, actual cat burglars and so much more. Then we give ourselves the heebie jeebies with part two of the saga of Dear David. Ada...
Episode 18: Kitties - Shirley Duguay and Dear David part 1
July 09, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBIt’s episode 18 and Lolo is finally back with us! To celebrate our topic is one of Lolo’s favorite things, Kitties! Our true crime case set an incredible precedent in the world of forensics and helped bring justice to the murderer of Shirley Duguay. Then we give ourselves the heebie jeebies with part one of the saga of Dear David. Adam Ellis’ 2 cats are high class ghost hunters and there is some seriously crazy stuff going on in that apartment. Follow along with the pics and videos in order ...
Episode 17: Pools - The Queen Mary and Stupid Pool Crimes
July 02, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBIt’s episode 17 and Ian is back while Lolo slowly recovers from moving houses! On day 12,542,985 of quarantine and with a holiday weekend right around the corner we celebrate the summer we wish we were having by “diving” into today’s topic: swimming pools! We head on over to Longbeach, CA for the swimmingly haunted RMS Queen Mary. She is said to have hundreds of ghosts, including multiple ones that hang out in her 2 pools and we take a look at just a few of them. Then we dive head first into...
Episode 17: Pools - The Queen Mary and Stupid Pool Crimes
July 02, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBIt’s episode 17 and Ian is back while Lolo slowly recovers from moving houses! On day 12,542,985 of quarantine and with a holiday weekend right around the corner we celebrate the summer we wish we were having by “diving” into today’s topic: swimming pools! We head on over to Longbeach, CA for the swimmingly haunted RMS Queen Mary. She is said to have hundreds of ghosts, including multiple ones that hang out in her 2 pools and we take a look at just a few of them. Then we dive head first into...
Episode 16: Denver, CO - The Denver Spider Man and the Brown Palace Hotel
June 25, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBWelcome back to episode 16! The sound is a little rough, but I promise it’s worth it! It might even be one of Lizza’s fave episodes so far. Lolo is stuck in house moving hell and had to take a vaca from the podcast this week so Lizza’s little bro (from another mother and father LOL) steps in to cohost. This week we head out for our location topic of Denver, CO. We check out all of the ghosty ghosts that have decided to permanently check in to the Brown Palace Hotel for their stay in the af...
Episode 15: Gargoyles - Corpsewood Manor and Eastern State Penitentiary
June 21, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBWell, between the state of the world (in particular the US), it being Mama Ducky’s birthday (Lizza = Just Ducky) and the depression monster taking over, this episode is super late. But it’s actually being released so I’m counting it as a win! Sometimes it’s the little victories when the depression monster comes out to play. This week is a bit of a long one because there are so many things going on that need to be discussed and addressed before we can even dive into the spooky scary stories ...
Episode 14: Podcast Blackout - Black Lives Matter
June 14, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.96 MBBlack Lives Matter - Justice for George Floyd - Say Their Names EMMETT TILL - MEDGAR EVERS - DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR - HENRY SMITH - JOHN CRAWFORD III - MICHAEL BROWN - EZELL FORD - DANTE PARKER - MICHELLE CUSSEAUX - LAQUAN MCDONALD - TANISHA ANDERSON - AKAI GURLEY - TAMIR RICE - RUMAIN BRISBON - JERAME REID - MATTHEW AJIBADE - JAMES N. POWELL JR. - FRANK SMART - NATASHA MCKENNA - TONY ROBINSON - ANTHONY HILL - MYA HALL - PHILLIP WHITE - ERIC HARRIS - WALTER SCOTT - WILLIAM CHAPMAN II - AL...
Episode 13: Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
May 28, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBIt is episode 13 and we are getting spooky ooky ooky all up in the bitch, because THIRTEEN! We had to make sure we did something extra special for our 13th episode so we tackle our first case of exorcism with the tragic life and death of Anneliese Michel. This episode is chock full of the unexplainable, real exorcism recordings, the return of the squirrels and a ridiculous amount of conversation about poop. This one manages too spook even Lizza so definitely grab your favorite comfort objec...
Episode 13 - Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
May 28, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBIt is episode 13 and we are getting spooky ooky ooky all up in the bitch, because THIRTEEN! We had to make sure we did something extra special for our 13th episode so we tackle our first case of exorcism with the tragic life and death of Anneliese Michel. This episode is chock full of the unexplainable, real exorcism recordings, the return of the squirrels and a ridiculous amount of conversation about poop. This one manages too spook even Lizza so definitely grab your favorite comfort objec...
Episode 12: Norfolk, UK - Stanfield Hall Murders and the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
May 21, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBThis week we head across the pond to Norfolk, UK and Lizza definitely butchers plenty of English pronunciations. England has some incredible history and we look into the Stanfield Hall Murders by James Blomfield Rush which includes a crazy plots, bad disguise, media frenzy, ceramic figurines and even phrenology. Then we head over to investigate the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. This one goes way back to the 1700s, English politics, affairs, jealousy and the most famous spirit photo in the UK. ...
Episode 11: Curse of King Tut
May 15, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBThis week we are getting in the WAY, WAY BACK machine and heading to ancient Egypt and you can bet your ass Lizza squeeeed the whole time she was researching this topic. King Tut is now one of the most widely known Pharaoh's from ancient Egypt even though his reign was virtually forgotten after he died. Howard Carter discovered this forgotten boy king's tomb in 1922 and that is when things started getting weird. Get ready for a short history lesson, weird juju, and some dream crushing in ano...
Episode 10: Crazy Court Cases - Greebrier Ghost and Carl Tanzler
May 08, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBWelcome back to episode ten and Lolo is back with us! This week we go on one hell of a trip to wackadoodle land and we look into the cases of the Greenbrier Ghost as well as that of Carl Tanzler. There are of course lots of tangents, a ta-ta towel or two and some shout outs to Lizza's 2 favorite podcasts, Wine and Crime and And That's Why We Drink. So get comfy and maybe leave the snacking for later as we go on this wild ride. Support the show
Episode 09: Dolls Pt 2 - Ken and Barbie Killers and Annabelle the Doll
April 30, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWelcome back to episode 9 and our the conclusion to our two-parter! We are sticking with the Dolls theme for some extra good creepiness. And to add another first to the podcast we are graced with our first guest host, Brit! Lolo got trapped in the muggle land of teaching responsibilities and wasn’t able to join Lizza for the paranormal story this week. Luckily Lizza’s burlesque bestie is also addicted to true crime and the paranormal and stepped in. We do get Lolo for the second half of the ...
Episode 08: Dolls Pt 1 - Ken and Barbie Killers and Robert the Doll
April 23, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBWelcome back to episode 8 and our very first two-parter! Lizza apparently has a bit of a mean streak because this week's topics is dolls and Lolo hates it! We head on over to Toronto, Canada and explore Paul Bernardo's role as the Scarborough Rapist and his and Karla Homolka's descent into the lives of the Ken and Barbie murderers. Then we head south to Key West, Florida for Florida Doll (instead of Florida man, get it???) Robert the Doll currently lives in a museum but that hasn't stopped h...
Episode 07: Amityville - The Defeo Family Murders and the Lutz Haunting
April 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWelcome back to To Die For and episode 7 where we dive into classic horror with the Amityville house. We start off with the tragic and super weird murders of almost the entire Defeo family. We follow that up with the Lutz family who moved into the Defeo home not long after. Things get weird fast with angry voices, levitation and even a demon pig named Jodie. A book was written, a movie (+ or - 20) was released and the validity is debated to this day. Strap in for another tangent filled ...
Episode 07: Amittyville - The Defeo Family Murders and the Lutz Haunting
April 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWelcome back to To Die For and episode 7 where we dive into classic horror with the Amittyville house. We start off with the tragic and super weird murders of the Defeo family and follow that up with the Lutz family who moved into the Defeo home not long after. Things get weird fast, a book was written, a movie (+ or - 20) was released and the validity is debated to this day. Strap in for another tangent filled trip down memory lane. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/todieforpodcast)
Bonus Episode 1: Squirrel!
April 15, 2020 03:00 - 11 minutes - 7.72 MBDon't worry about checking your audio, it's supposed to sound like that. Have fun listening to a short little clip of the random stuff that doesn't make it into the episode. Check out our Instagram @todieforpodcast for the pics to go along with these shenanigans. Enjoy! Support the show
Bonus Episode 1: Squirrel!
April 15, 2020 03:00 - 11 minutes - 7.72 MBDon't worry about checking your audio, it's supposed to sound like that. Have fun listening to a short little clip of the random stuff that doesn't make it into the episode. Check out our Instagram @todieforpodcast for the pics to go along with these shenanigans. Enjoy! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/todieforpodcast)
Episode 06: Orange County - Daniel Wozniak and Disneyland
April 01, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBIt’s week six and we are going on a virtual, Covid 19 quarantine, excursion to Lolo’s current home town/area, Orange County California. You would think all that sunshine and shoreline would help keep people happy but you still end up with total sleaze bags like Daniel Wozniak. After that we travel to the “Happiest Place on Earth” and one of Lizza’s favoritist places EVER (yes, I know, favoritist is not a real world): Disneyland! Disneyland may be the home of 999 Happy Haunts in the Haunted ...
Episode 05: Nurses - Susan Kuhnhausen and Waverly Hills Sanitorium
March 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBIt’s week five and we are slicing into today’s theme: Nurses (see what I did there?) First off, nurses kick so much ass that we are in awe of them. …….. Beyond that we hear the story of Susan Kuhnhausen who just might be a ninja in a nurse disguise. This queen is a bad ass bitch. Then we head on over to one of, or depending on your sources, THE most haunted building in America, Waverly Hills Sanitorium. In an episode that got a little too real with today’s climate we manage to keep up the in...
Episode 4: The Dakota Apartments
March 17, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWe made it to week four and we are spending our time in the Big Apple at the Dakota Apartment building. First we cover the tragic murder of The Beatles’ John Lennon and then move on to the plethora of ghosts, including Lennon himself, who call the Dakota home. From crazed born-again Christians to little girl ghosts, plus ridiculous cat tangents and some weird conversations about Peeps, this episode has a little bit of everything, including the creation of Life Lessons with Lizza! Support th...
Episode 3: Seattle - The ReBar and the Murder of Mia Zapata
March 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBWe made it to week three and finally (mostly!) figured out our sound issues! We are heading to Lizza’s current home city and state Seattle, WA. This one is a twofer as it is also all about the Seattle music scene. We will explore the over the top Rebar club (and leather daddy ghosts????) as well as the devastating murder of the Gits lead singer Mia Zapata. Break out the flannel, grab a Starbucks, and get ready to dive into the Puget Sound with another tangent filled round of To Die For. Sup...
Episode 2: Mardi Gras! Arnauds Restaurant and the Newlin/Rader Attack/Murder
February 25, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBHappy Mardi Gras and welcome back for our second episode! This week we are heading to the Big Easy for another tangent filled ride! We dive into a short history of Mardi Gras and then into the spirits still celebrating at Arnauds Restaurant and the attack/murder of Jon Newlin and Joyce Rader. We also may have created the first drinking game and there just might be some rather fancy crustaceans! Support the show
Episode 1: Ceramics! The Basano Vase and the I-70 Killer
February 18, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBWelcome to our very first episode and thanks so much for joining us on this crazy ride! Today we jump into Lolo’s absolutely favorite topic: Ceramics! Well, sorta, I may have cheated a little on the vase! So buckle up and get ready for a tangent filled episode full of the spooky and the scary and maybe even some squirrels! Also, I’ll apologize ahead of time for the crappy sound quality and the ummms, soooos and annnnnds. Support the show
Ceramics! The Basano Vase and the I-70 Killer
February 18, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBWelcome to our very first episode and thanks so much for joining us on this crazy ride! Today we jump into Lolo’s absolutely favorite topic: Ceramics! Well, sorta, I may have cheated a little on the vase! So buckle up and get ready for a tangent filled episode full of the spooky and the scary and maybe even some squirrels! Also, I’ll apologize ahead of time for the crappy sound quality and the ummms, soooos and annnnnds. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/todieforpodcast)