Truth Be Told
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -The Podcast that explores the possible true life events that inspire movies. From things such as the paranormal/supernatural, true crime and serial killers.There's a truth to be told behind the scenes...With your hosts Sheddy and Shabz
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Season 3 - Episode 1 - The Story Of The Papin Sisters
September 26, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 32.6 MBPlease note, this episode continues audio that listeners may find upsetting Welcome to season 3 of our podcast! Christine Papin (8 March 1905 – 18 May 1937) and Léa Papin (15 September 1911 – 24 July 2001, or 1982, see Death) were two French sisters who, as live-in maids, were convicted of murdering their employer's wife and daughter in Le Mans, France on February 2, 1933. References: Wikipedia Music by Per Nielsen Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod You can listen to us on: ITunes: Trut...
Season 2 - Episode 11 - The Story Of The Eriksson Twins
August 27, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 30.9 MBPlease note, this episode contains audio that listeners may find upsetting Welcome to our season Finale! Ursula Eriksson and Sabina Eriksson (born 3 November 1967) are Swedish twin sisters who came to national attention in the United Kingdom in May 2008. The twins had been in Ireland before travelling to the UK and boarding a bus for London in Liverpool. Their odd behaviour after exiting the bus at a service station on the M6 motorway caused the driver not to allow them back on board. Th...
Season 2 - Episode 10 - The Story Of Madeleine McCann
June 20, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 41.4 MBPlease note, this episode continues audio that listeners may find upsetting Madeleine Beth McCann (born 12 May 2003) disappeared on the evening of 3 May 2007 from her bed in a holiday apartment at a resort in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The Daily Telegraph described the disappearance as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". Her whereabouts remain unknown, and German prosecutors in 2020 have stated that they assume that she is dead. Introdu...
Season 2 - Episode 9 - The Story Of Casey Anthony
March 20, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MBPlease note, this episode continues audio that listeners may find upsetting Caylee Marie Anthony (August 9, 2005 – 2008) was an American girl who lived in Orlando, Florida, with her mother, Casey Marie Anthony (born March 19, 1986), and her maternal grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. On July 15, 2008, she was reported missing in a 911 call made by Cindy, who said she had not seen Caylee for 31 days and that Casey's car smelled like a dead body had been inside it. Cindy said Casey had ...
Season 2 - Episode 8 - The Story Of Theodore (Ted) Bundy - Part 2
January 29, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBPlease note, this is part 2 of a 2 part episode, please listen to season 2, episode 8 part 1 first Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, before his execution in 1989 he confessed to 30 homicides that he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. References used: Introduction: WikiPedia www.allthatsinteresting.com www.crimeandinves...
Season 2 - Episode 8 - The Story Of Theodore (Ted) Bundy - Part 1
January 04, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBPlease note, this is part 1 of a 2 part episode Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, before his execution in 1989 he confessed to 30 homicides that he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. References used: Introduction: WikiPedia www.allthatsinteresting.com www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk Music by Per Nielsen Follow us on: ...
Season 2 - Episode 7 - The Story Of The Chicago Tylenol Murders - Part 2
November 15, 2020 18:00 - 21 minutes - 25 MBPlease note, this is part 2 of a 2 part episode. Please listen to Season 2, Episode 7, Part 1 The Chicago Tylenol Murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide.[1] A total of seven people died in the original poisonings, with several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes. Ref: Wikipedia www.unsolvedcasebook.com w...
Season 2 - Episode 7 - The Story Of The Chicago Tylenol Murders - Part 1
October 15, 2020 17:00 - 21 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Chicago Tylenol Murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide.[1] A total of seven people died in the original poisonings, with several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes. Ref: Wikipedia www.unsolvedcasebook.com www.medium.com Music by Per Nielsen Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod You can listen to us on: I...
Season 2 - Episode 6 - The Story Of Dr Swango (aka Dr Death)- Part 2
September 06, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 40.9 MBThis is part 2 of a two part episode, please listen to part one first Joseph Michael Swango (born October 21, 1954), is an American former physician and an admitted serial killer. Swango is estimated to have been involved in as many as sixty fatal poisonings of patients and colleagues, though he only admitted to causing four deaths. He was sentenced in 2000 to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, and is serving that sentence at the ADX Florence supermax prison nea...
Season 2 - Episode 6 - The Story Of Dr Swango (aka Dr Death)- Part 1
August 12, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 26.8 MBJoseph Michael Swango (born October 21, 1954), is an American former physician and an admitted serial killer. Swango is estimated to have been involved in as many as sixty fatal poisonings of patients and colleagues, though he only admitted to causing four deaths. He was sentenced in 2000 to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, and is serving that sentence at the ADX Florence supermax prison near Florence, Colorado. References - Montaldo, Charles. "Profile of Jos...
Season 2 - Episode 5 - The Story of Dorothy Jane Scott
July 06, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 36.7 MBDorothy Jane Scott disappeared on May 28, 1980, in Anaheim, California. She had driven two co-workers to the hospital after one had been bitten by a spider. While they were waiting for a prescription to be filled, Scott went to get her car to bring it around to meet them. Her car approached them, but it sped away; neither could see who was driving as its headlights had blinded them. They reported her missing a couple of hours later, after not hearing from her. In the preceding months, Scott ...
Season 2 - Episode 4 - The Story Of Lady Leatherface (Katherine Mary Knight) - Part 2
April 12, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes - 33 MBPlease listen to Season 2 - Episode 4 Part 1 First! Katherine Mary Knight was born 24 October 1955 and is the first Australian woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Convicted for the murder of her partner, John Price, in October 2001, she is currently imprisoned at the Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre, NSW. References - wikipedia Music by Per Nielsen Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod You can listen to us on: ITunes: Truth Be Told Stitcher: Truth Be Told Spoti...
Season 2 - Episode 4 - The Story Of Lady Leatherface (Katherine Mary Knight) - Part 1
March 08, 2020 21:00 - 25 minutes - 29 MBPlease note, this is a part one of a two part episode. Katherine Mary Knight was born 24 October 1955 and is the first Australian woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Convicted for the murder of her partner, John Price, in October 2001, she is currently imprisoned at the Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre, NSW. References - wikipedia Music by Per Nielsen Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod You can listen to us on: ITunes: Truth Be Told Stitcher: Truth Be Told Sp...
Season 2 - Episode 3 - The Story Of Hae Min Lee
February 06, 2020 21:00 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBHae Min Lee was a Korean-American high school student who was murdered in the U.S. state of Maryland in early 1999. She was last seen alive on January 13 in Baltimore County, and her body was found four weeks later in Leakin Park; she was found to have been killed by manual strangulation. References - www.insideaddition.com www.thetalkto.com wikipedia Music by Per Nielsen Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod You can listen to us on: ITunes: Truth Be Told Stitcher: Truth Be Told Spotify: Truth ...
Season 2 - Episode 2 - The Story Of The Hungerford Massacre
January 06, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 37.3 MBWarning, this episode contains audio that some listeners may find upsetting The Hungerford massacre was a series of random shootings in Hungerford, England, on 19 August 1987, when Michael Robert Ryan, an unemployed antique dealer and handyman, fatally shot 16 people, including a police officer, before shooting himself. Sound effects credits: Dog Whimper 1- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Gun shots - https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Automatic door - h...
Season 2 - Episode 1 - The Story Of Anna Ecklund
December 06, 2019 19:00 - 36 minutes - 42.2 MBAnna Ecklund was a pseudonym for Emma Schmidt (born March 23, 1882), an American woman whose alleged demonic possession and exorcism occurred over several decades, culminating in an extensive exorcism that lasted from August 18 to December 23, 1928 in Earling, Iowa. Music by Per Nielsen Soundscape by Jed2media References: Wikipedia, Begone Satan! and a soul possessed Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod You can listen to us on: ITunes: Truth Be Told Stitcher: Truth Be Told Spotify: Truth Be Told
Season 1 - Episode 13 - The Story Of The Somerton Man
October 29, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBKnown as the Tamám Shud case and also the Mystery of the Somerton Man. We delve into this cold case from 1948. The story of an unidentified male found dead at 06:30 on December 1st 1948 on the Somerton Park beach, Adelaide, South of Australia
Season 1 - Episode 12 - The Story of The D.C. Sniper Attacks - Part 2
September 29, 2019 04:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBPlease listen to part 1 of Episode 12 before you listen to this episode The D.C. sniper attacks (also known as the Beltway sniper attacks) were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred during three weeks in October 2002, in the states of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Ten people were killed and three others were critically wounded in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and along Interstate 95 in Virginia.
Season 1 - Episode 12 - The Story of The D.C. Sniper Attacks - Part 1
August 29, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBThe D.C. sniper attacks (also known as the Beltway sniper attacks) were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred during three weeks in October 2002, in the states of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Ten people were killed and three others were critically wounded in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and along Interstate 95 in Virginia.
Season 1 - Episode 11 - The Story of Ivan Milat (The Backpacker Murders)
August 08, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBThe backpacker murders were a spate of serial killings that took place in New South Wales, Australia, between 1989 and 1993, committed by Ivan Milat.The bodies of seven missing young people aged 19 to 22 were discovered partially buried in the Belanglo State Forest, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of the New South Wales town of Berrima.
Season 1 - Episode 10 - The Story Of Elisa Lam
July 05, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBThe body of Elisa Lam, also known by her Cantonese name, Lam Ho Yi (April 30, 1991 – February 2013), a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, was recovered from a water atop the Cecil Hotel in Downtown LA on February 19, 2013. She had been reported missing at the beginning of the month. Maintenance workers at the hotel discovered the body when investigating guest complaints of problems with the water supply.
Season 1 - Episode 9 - The Story Of Dennis Rader (The BTK Strangler) - Part 2
June 02, 2019 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBPlease note, this is a part two of a two part episode. Listen to episode one first if you have not Dennis Rader, known as the 'BTK killer,' Dennis Rader murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas, area from 1974 to 1991, often leaving clues to taunt authorities. Music by Per Nielsen Follow or email us: Email: [email protected] Facebook @TruthBeToldPod Twitter @TBT_pod Stitcher: Truth be told (tbtpod) Written by J Lovell
Season 1 - Episode 9 - The Story Of Dennis Rader (The BTK Strangler) - Part 1
May 02, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBPlease note, this is a part one of a two part episode. Dennis Rader, known as the 'BTK killer,' Dennis Rader murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas, area from 1974 to 1991, often leaving clues to taunt authorities. Music by Per Nielsen Follow or email us: Email: [email protected] Facebook @TruthBeToldPod Twitter @TBT_pod Stitcher: Truth be told (tbtpod) Written by J Lovell
Season 1 - Episode 8 - The Story of the Enfield Poltergeist
March 28, 2019 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe Enfield Poltergeist was a claim of supernatural activity at 284 Green Street, a council house in Brimsdown, Enfield, England between 1977 and 1979 involving two sisters, aged 11 and 13. Music by Per Nielsen References: Wikipedia Follow or email us: Email: [email protected] Facebook @TruthBeToldPod Twitter @TBT_pod Stitcher: Truth be told (tbtpod)
Season 1 - Episode 7 - The Story of the Soham Murders
February 25, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThe Soham murders occurred in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, on 4 August 2002. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman. Their bodies were found on 17 August 2002, by a local farm worker, Keith Pryer. Music by Per Nielsen References: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, Youtube and crimes that shook Britain Follow or email us: Email: [email protected] Facebook @TruthBeToldPod Twitter @TBT_pod Stitcher: Truth be told (tbtpod) Written by J Lovell
Season 1 - Episode 6 - The Story of Mary Bell "The Tyneside Killer"
January 27, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBMary Flora Bell (born 26 May 1957) is an English woman who, as a child aged 10–11 in 1968, strangled to death two young boys in Scotswood an inner-city suburb in the West End district of Newcastle upon Tyne She was convicted in December 1968 of the manslaughter of Martin Brown (aged 4) and Brian Howe (aged 3)
Season 1 - Episode 5 - The Story of Dr Death - Part 2
December 27, 2018 16:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBThis is PART 2 of a two part episode. Please listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode. Born on 14 January 1946 on the Bestwood council estate in Nottingham. Harold Frederick Shipman was an English General Practitioner who would become one of the most prolific serial killers in History. Music by Per Nielsen References: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, A prescription for murder Written by J Lovell
Season 1 - Episode 5 - The Story of Dr Death - Part 1
October 27, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 8.23 MBThis is PART 1 of a two part episode. Born on 14 January 1946 on the Bestwood council estate in Nottingham. Harold Frederick Shipman was an English General Practitioner who would become one of the most prolific serial killers in History. Music by Per Nielsen References: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, A prescription for murder
Season 1 - Episode 4 - The Story of the Amityville Horror
July 17, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBOn November 13, 1974, a mass murder took place in the Long island town of Amityville. What would follow spawned a legacy that would lay roots to many adaptations through both book and film. Music by Per Nielsen
Season 1 - Episode 3 - The Story of the Alphabet Murders
February 27, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBaka "The Double Initial Killer" occurred in the 1970s in the Rochester, New York, area and possibly in Los Angeles, California. Named from the fact that each of the girls' first and last names started with the same letter.Furthermore, each body was found in a town that had a name starting with the same letter as the victim's name. The alphabet murders remain unsolved to this day. Music by Per Nielsen Audio clip credit: KPIX 5 News Follow us on: Facebook: TBTpod Twitter: @TBT_Pod YouTube: Tru...
Season 1 - Episode 2 - The Story Of Beverley Allitt (The Angel Of Death)
January 21, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBBeverley Gail Allitt was one of the most notorious child killers in the UK. Known as the "Angel Of Death," she would use her position of trust to befriend the families of her victims. Working as a nurse in Grantham hospital in Lincolnshire, England, she would go on to murder four children, attempting to murder three other children, and causing grievous bodily harm to a further six. Music by Per Nielsen, Special Guest: Dr H
Season 1 - Episode 1 - The Story Of Anneliese Michel
January 04, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBAnneliese Michel was a German woman who underwent Catholic exorcism rites during the year before her death. She died at the age of 23 from emaciation, malnutrition and starvation. Her parents, alongside some priests, were charged with negligent homicide. We will be exploring the case and how this has influenced the making of some films.