Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast

67. The One with the Spreckels Mansion Mystery

Two people dead within 48 hours, in the same house, seemingly unrelated, with no charges? That’s exactly what happened at Spreckels mansion when 6-year-old Max Shacknai seemed to accidentally fall off a second-story landing. Two days later, his dad’s girlfriend Rebecca Zahou was found hanging from an outside balcony. All signs point to foul play, but investigators weren’t convinced. Tell us what you think happened! 

66. The One with Richard "Dracula" Chase

Guest co-hosts Kara and Cici sit in to listen the uncomfortable and unbelievable case of Richard Chase known by several aliases but most notably "Dracula of Sacramento" and "The Vampire Killer of Sacramento.”

TW: kids, animals, cannibalism

65. The One with Becky Watts

We have a special guest this episode, Fatina's wife Kara. She gets filled in on the bizarre case of Becky Watts. 

64. The One Where Matricide is NOT Murder by Mattress

Jennifer Pan had mastered the art of lying to her parents, but when her tales began to unravel she decided that coming clean or moving out on her own just weren’t as reasonable of options as murder. When backed into a corner the next natural step is to kill your parents, right?  

 

63. The One Where Susan Walters is a Survivor

Susan Walters was an unsuspecting ER nurse when she was attacked in her home one evening. She fought tooth (literally, she bit him!) and nail to survive the attack, but the real plot twist is what happened to her attacker and why he attacked her in the first place.

 

62. The One with the Soham Murders

Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells were best friends who suddenly went missing in their neighborhood after stumbling across the home of their teacher’s assistant, Maxine Carr. When Maxine’s boyfriend, Ian Huntley, oddly inserts himself into the investigation, all signs point to foul play. 

61. The One Where We Debate Scott Peterson Part 3

Was Scott Peterson actually fleeing to Mexico? Was that DIY home bleach job really to disguise himself from police? 

We’re wrapping up the arrest, the trial, and giving our final thoughts on this case before we lay it to rest. Just out of curiosity though, how many of you changed your stance throughout this case coverage? Let us know! 

60. The One Where We Debate Scott Peterson Part 2

Part 2 of 3 and we’re asking the age old question: did the husband do it? We’re going through the results of the search warrants, Amber Frey, and some of Scott’s behaviors and other theories surrounding the day of Laci’s disappearance. 

59. The One Where We Debate Scott Peterson Part 1

Scott Peterson may be guilty solely based on the fact that he eats pizza with milk... ew. 

The first of THREE PARTS may be short, but don’t fret - the next two promise to be much longer and more in depth. Today, we’re doing the highest level overview with the known facts and Scott’s accounts. In part 2 & 3, we’ll discuss the controversies. 

58. The One Where Robert Durst is Jinxed Part 2

Wrapping up our coverage of Robert Durst, The Jinx, what happened after the hot mics, and who wrote the cadaver note (yes, we can tell you definitively who wrote it).