Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast

42. The One Where Jonestown Drinks the Kool-Aid

They say don’t drink the Kool-Aid, but did Jonestown really take cyanide shots willingly? Jim Jones was the leader behind what was deemed one of the largest mass suicides the country had ever seen, but suicide implies willingness and... well, these followers seemed as suicidal as Jeffrey Epstein - and he didn’t kill himself either. 

41. The One with Shoe Fetish Killer Jerome Brudos

Another installment of our Mindhunter series! We're covering an Oregon classic - Jerry Brudos, the Shoe Fetish Killer. He inspired one of the most uncomfortable and graphic scenes in the Netflix show, and the true story gives similar heebie jeebie feelings. This one will have you throwing out your high heels for some running shoes. 

40. The One with Tamla Horsford

The investigation into the death of Tamla Horsford has recently been reopened, and boy do we need to discuss! Originally ruled an accident by Forsyth County, all signs point to foul play and we are beyond baffled. You can find more info here: 

Tamla Horsford Crime Scene Report

Tamla Horsford Death Investigation Report

39. The One with the Hart Family Murder-Suicide

Devonte Hart gained global attention when a photo went viral of the young boy embracing a Portland police officer while wearing a Free Hugs sign during the Ferguson protests. His whole family would end up dead in a horrific murder-suicide just 4 years later. What went wrong for this photo-op social media family? 

38. The One with a 27-Year-Old Family Secret

Kimberly held onto the secret behind the disappearance of her stepdad, Lloyd Ford, for almost three decades before spilling her guts over a cup of coffee and implicating her own mother. Judy Gough didn’t act alone, though. This is some mother-daughter bonding we could do without. 

37. The One with the Killer Teen Couple

Erin Caffey was only 16 when she fell in love with Charlie Wilkinson and began planning their lives together, with only her parents standing in her way. Murder is clearly the only solution in this ultimate teenage tantrum. 

 

36. The One with the Au Pair

Sophie Lionnet thought she’d found the ideal job when she moved from France and became a live-in nanny to London couple Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni. No one could have anticipated the lethal obsessions and delusions that would cost Sophie her life. 

35. The One with the Turpin House of Horrors

David and Louise Turpin seemed like somewhat odd parents, but no one could have guessed they were actually holding their own thirteen kids as prisoners in their home. What was really going on in this “house of horrors”?

34. The One with the “Slave Master” Serial Killer

John Edward Robinson was truly a freak, but not in a good way. Earning his name by luring women into BDSM relations via internet chat rooms, I’m sure you can guess the rest. Let’s just say this story doesn’t end like 50 Shades of Grey. 

33. The One with Poisonings, Cemeteries, and Hauntings

What do an old insane asylum and an abandoned playground have in common? A history of poisonings, eerie cemeteries, and lots of spooky ghost stories. We’re both bringing you stories today, starting with the Oregon Insane Asylum and then heading down south to stop at Dead Children’s Playground in Alabama. Burn your sage after this one!