Gruesome: Horrific True Crime

Ahmad Suradji, The Sorcerer

After a life of crime, Ahmad Suradji decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a dukun, another name for an Indonesian shaman. But over the course of a decade more than 80 women disappear from the small village where Ahmad was practicing black magic... What did the sorcerer do? 

Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate

Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate started as love crossed teenage lovers and ended as two of the most notorious murderers in Nebraska's history. Coni takes you through the 11 murders that rocked the Midwest state. Was Caril an innocent bystander who stuck by Charles's side out of fear for her life? Or was she as trigger happy as he was? 

Bobbie Jo Stinnett, Lisa Montgomery, and the Death Penalty

On January 13th, 2021 at 1:35 am, Lisa Montgomery, of federal death row, was the first woman in 67 years put to death. Meg takes you through the chilling details of the crime that landed her there; the murder and fetal abduction of Bobbie Jo Stinnett and asks the question, did she deserve to die for her crime?

Joe "The Cannibal" Metheny

In 1994 Joe Metheny started his journey as a scorned lover looking for an ex-girlfriend who took his son in the middle of the night and left without a trace. He went looking for revenge, but soon discovered the love for murder. It's not that he murdered that is the most brutal part of his story. It's how he decided to dispose of the evidence. Put your food down, and try to stomach Coni telling the story of this 450 pound maniac.

The Murder of Courtney Leblanc

The fall of 2002 proved that it’s not just the swamps of Louisiana that has violent predators lurking. Sometimes, the predators are the people we love and trust the most. 12-year-old Courtney LeBlanc was not only the victim of a brutal and senseless killing, but was the victim of a broken system. Courtney’s tragic death is devastating in itself but its how the crime was even able happen that will have even the calmest person absolutely furious. Join us this week, with our special guest right from the Bayou, as we discuss the tragic details that lead to the murder of Courtney Leblanc. 

The Biggest Crime Headlines of This Decade

As we bring this decade to a close, Coni and Meg (and a special guest) take you through the biggest crime headlines of each year for this decade. From mass shootings to murderous parents, we're ending this year the only way we know how; bringing you the most gruesome true crime we could find. Crimes that will have you remembering exactly where you were when the news broke. Here's to a new decade, may this next one be way less eventful than this one was.

The Holiday Disappearance of Joanna Yeates

After her boyfriend returns home from a weekend of visiting family, he finds that his girlfriend's phone, bag, and coat are all inside of their new apartment, but she is nowhere to be found. Smart, successful, 25-year-old Joanna Yeates disappeared on December 17, 2010 without a trace. Was it a stranger? The boyfriend? Someone she knew? Meg ruins your Christmas holida with this twisty whodunit tale.

The Brutal Murder of Sylvia Likens

Sylvia Likens was your typical teenage girl, with her entire life ahead of her until her and her sister were sent to live with Gertrude Baniszewski while her parents were working for a traveling carnival. The horrors that Sylvia was forced to endure make this case the most gruesome in Indiana’s history. Brace yourself, this one is a difficult one. Please don't hate Coni after she tells you this one.

 

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU3Bonz-HNc

https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/history/retroindy/2013/08/27/retroindy-torture-death-of-sylvia-likens/2705867/

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/23/indianapolis-most-sadistic-act-sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski-torture-slaying-indianapolis-news-indianapolis-crime-crime-horror-torture/74209878/

https://heathermonroe.medium.com/the-disturbing-death-of-sylvia-likens-ba64ec62d345

 

The Kidnapping and Murder of Polly Klaas

During a slumber party on October 1, 1992, Polly Klaas was abducted by a career criminal, Richard Allen Davis in Petaluma, California. Meg recalls her childhood in the same Northern Californian county during the time that Polly was taken and relates this case to her own kidnapping.

A Thanksgiving Bombing

November 28th, 1985 the Blount Family from the suburbs Fort Worth Texas sat down for what they thought would be your typical family Thanksgiving, only to have it end in horrible tragedy. Coni leads Meg on an emotional journey as to what happened to this family. This one is a doozy.