Gruesome and Unnatural

Episode 38: The Murders of Andrea Blankenship, Leon Pye, and Kaeos Yates

On February 9th, 2021 Taranzo Pye and Tasha Yates dropped off their 4-year-old daughter Kaeos Yates with her grandparents Delsi and Leon. Little did her grandparents know that their own family member who was let out of prison three weeks prior would murder their neighbor and then attack them.

Episode 37: Serial Killer - Jerry Brudos

Eileen and Henry Brudos already had a son Larry so when their second son Jerry was born, they were quite disappointed that it wasn’t a girl. Their parents loved Larry way more so when it came to his brother, they were abusive toward him. Jerry was playing outside by himself one day when he came across a pair of open toed high heeled shoes and that is where his obsession and hatred of women and murder began.
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Episode 36: The Hi-Fi Murders

Michelle Ansley who had only been working at the Hi-Fi shop in Ogden, Utah for a week was closing on the night of April 22nd, 1974 with her co-worker Stanley Walker. Right before closing four men came into the store with guns and demanded that Michelle and Stanley go to the basement where they were tied up. After three more people came into the store and were tied up the robbers finally executed their plan of killing all the hostages in a horrific way.
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Episode 35: The Bever Family Murders

After marrying at a very young age April and David Bever had seven children together. April wanted her children to be tech savvy and explore deeply into their passions in life. The Bever family was known in their neighborhood to be quiet and reserved but on the night of July 22nd, 2015 more than just their neighborhood would find out who they were.

Episode 34: Canadian Serial Killer - Bruce McArthur (PART 2)

Five men are now missing in Toronto, Canada and police are narrowing in on suspect Bruce McArthur. After finding not only DNA evidence in his vehicle they find a man tied up and drugged inside of his apartment. After his arrest police find that he was behind the disappearances of 8 victim’s total.
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Episode 33: Canadian Serial Killer - Bruce McArthur (PART 1)

When Bruce McArthur was in his younger years of life he struggled with his sexuality. As Bruce got older, he used the church to hide his feelings towards other men and eventually married his girlfriend, Janice. The couple had two children together, but that marriage did not last due to financial struggles. Bruce moved to an apartment in Toronto relatively close to Church and Wellesley which was known as Toronto’s gay village and mysteriously this is where many men in the area started to go missing.  

Episode 32: UPDATE: Justice for Jared Bridegan

On February 16th, 2022 Jared Bridegan was murdered in front of his then 2-year-old daughter. As of January 25th, 2023 Henry Tenon has been arrested for Jared’s murder but there is still more justice to come.
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Episode 31: The Unexpected Witness

Marty Duram married his first wife Christina Keller and the two had three children together before getting divorced. After being in a serious car accident in 1995 Marty meets Glenna and the two marry. Although Marty’s health started to decline forcing her to help him with daily tasks. Marty was getting paid disability while Glenna was also receiving money from the government for taking care of him. When Glenna starts getting addicted to gambling and spending all their money things take a serious turn for the couple.

Episode 30: The Death of Mitrice Richardson

Mitrice Richardson was vivacious and full of life. She was inspiring to be a child psychologist working with children in the foster care system. On September 16th, 2009 Mitrice went to the restaurant Geoffrey’s in Malibu, California but everyone she came across stated that she was acting strange. When she didn’t pay her $89 bill the restaurant called police intending to get her help. The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station booked her around 10pm but released her just two hours later with no car, money, or phone. After being spotted in someone’s backyard that would be the last time, she was ever seen alive. 

Episode 29: The Story of 10-year-old killer Mary Bell

When Mary Bell was just a child she was neglected from her so-called parents, and this turned her into a very angry little girl. Mary started to portray disturbing and unpredictable behaviors to the point she was choking little girls at school. Mary committed her first murder at the young age of 10 years old and unfortunately, it wouldn’t be her last.  

Episode 28: Model Turned Murderer – Kelsey Turner

Kelsey Turner was a former Playboy model who lived financially well off after meeting Dr. Thomas Burchard, a child psychiatrist. After he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Kelsey it was time to evict her from the house he paid for. Although, this may have been the reason she decided to end his life. (Thomas was a child psychiatrist not psychologist like I accidentally state a few times in this episode)

Episode 27: Where is Amanda Caudill?

Where is Amanda Caudill? Amanda went missing Monday, December 15th, 2014. Amanda left a note behind as well as her wallet and vehicle, but no one has seen her since.

Episode 26: The Story of Nellie Madison

Nellie Madison married her first husband, 24-year-old Cowboy Ralph, when she was just 13 years old, but her parents quickly annulled the marriage. After many failed marriages Nellie met Eric Madison and shortly after getting married they moved to Burbank, California where they both were hired at Warner Brothers Studios. Although, the job wouldn’t last long for Eric and Nellie would truly see who she married.

Episode 25: The Story of Heather Quan and Ryan Waller

On Christmas night in 2006 Ryan Waller and his girlfriend Heather Quan never show up for Christmas dinner at Ryan’s father house, concerned his father calls the police to do a welfare check on his son. When the police show up to Ryan's house, they find Ryan with a massive black eye and Heather dead on the couch.

Episode 24: The Alaskan Avenger - Jason Vukovich

When Jason Vukovich was just a child his stepfather physically and sexually abused him and his half-brother. As Jason grew older and was in and out of jail, he went through Alaska's sex offender registry list and attacked 3 pedophiles which landed him 23 years in prison for assault. 

Episode 23: The Acid Bath Murderer - John George Haigh (PART 2)

As a child John Haigh grew up in England with religious parents as well as an extremely strict father. After a failed marriage when he was 25 years old John moved to London and went on to commit many crimes. Unfortunately, this lifestyle led him to kill several people in a gruesome way.

Episode 22: The Acid Bath Murderer - John George Haigh (PART 1)

As a child John Haigh grew up in England with religious parents as well as an extremely strict father. After a failed marriage when he was 25 years old John moved to London and went on to commit many crimes. Unfortunately, this lifestyle led him to kill several people in a gruesome way.

Episode 21: The Thanksgiving Butcher - Omaima Nelson

Omaima was only 18 years old when she immigrated from Egypt to the United States. When she was 23 years old, she met 56-year-old Bill Nelson at a bar whom she would marry just days later. Although, on Thanksgiving night in 1991 Omaima would make a decision that would forever change her life.

Episode 20: Serial Killer - Robert Hansen

Robert Hansen was a very quiet boy who was known as a loner, had a lot of acne, and a severe stutter. He grew hate for women throughout his life as a kind of “revenge” for not getting attention from girls. All of this would lead to a life of crime and murder throughout the 70’s and early 80’s.

Episode 19: The Rampart Street Murder

Zack Bowen and Addie Hall really hit it off at the bar they worked at together in New Orleans, Louisiana. The couple even survived Hurricane Katrina together in 2005.  Unfortunately, their toxic relationship would end in a gruesome way on the night of October 5th, 2006.