Morbidology the Podcast – 152: Mackenzie Lueck By Emily Thompson It was June of 2019 when a young woman vanished after getting off a flight from Los Angeles, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah. Investigation would uncovered that she had ordered a Lyft from the airport, but it didn’t take her back home. Instead, she was driven to a local park in the dead of the night. May 16, 2022 • 6 min read
Theodore Edward Coneys, The Denver Spiderman By Emily Thompson In 1941, Theodore Edward Coneys fell upon hard times. He went to visit a friend who wasn't home. Instead of leave, Coneys decided to creep into his attic, and live in the cramped space. May 12, 2022 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 151: Pamela Butler By Emily Thompson One of the darkest fears of parents worldwide is stranger abduction. Thankfully, abductions by strangers are among the rarest crimes committed against children. Tragically, however, they do occur. In October of 1999, one such crime would galvanize the community of Kansas City, Kansas, launching an exhaustive manhunt which spanned multiple states. Sponsors: Vodacast: Thank you to […] May 9, 2022 • 6 min read
Lisa Marie Hyder & The Cannibal By Emily Thompson In 2014, Gregory Hale asked his neighbor if he could help him dispose of a body. When police arrived at Hale's home, they were met by a gruesome scene. May 5, 2022 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 150: Gretchen Anthony By Emily Thompson By March of 2020, the world as we know it changed. COVID-19 spread like wildfire; thousands of people were dying each week and lockdown was just around the corner. That same month, Gretchen Anthony from Florida began texting her relatives to tell them she had COVID-19 and was being held at a CDC approved task force. This task force did not exist. Gretchen was nowhere to be found, but search of the her home turned up some sinister evidence in the form of bloodstains and bleach. May 2, 2022 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 149: Maddox Lawrence By Emily Thompson It was the 20th of February, 2016, when Morgan Lawrence received a peculiar text message from her husband, Ryan Lawrence. He had been scheduled to pick her up from work with their young daughter but the text message strangely read that the car would be waiting for her outside with the keys inside. When she arrived home, her husband and daughter were nowhere to be seen… Apr 25, 2022 • 6 min read
The American Horror Story Death of Scott McMillan By Emily Thompson In 2014, 3-year-old Scott McMillan was found unresponsive in the home he shared with his family. It quickly became apparent that Scott had been the victim of prolonged abuse and neglect. Apr 21, 2022 • 7 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 148: Heather Robinson & Brenda Pinter By Emily Thompson In February of 2017, a woman in Brandon, Mississippi, would call police after a man shot her in the thigh as she was out jogging. This one phone call would lead to the discovery of another crime scene, followed by a 2,000 mile manhunt which left behind in its wake, a trail of carnage and […] Apr 18, 2022 • 5 min read
The Grim Abduction that Stunned Taiwan By Emily Thompson In 1997, Pai Hsio-yen was abducted as she walked to Hsing Wu High School in New Taipei, Taiwan. Her abduction would completely galvanize the nation. Apr 14, 2022 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 147: Mujey Dumbuya By Emily Thompson Mujey Dumbuya and her family had come to the United States for pastures greener. After their home country of Sierra Leonne became embroiled in civil war, they thought that United States would be a place of safety. In 2018, however, Mujey vanished after leaving her home to catch a bus to school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fear immediately encompassed her family, even more so because she had been scheduled to testify against a man that she had accused of sexually abusing her. Apr 11, 2022 • 7 min read
The Phantom Barber By Emily Thompson Throughout 1942, residents of Pascagoula, Mississippi were terrorised by a “Phantom Barber.” He would break into homes late at night but he wasn’t there to rob the home. Instead, he was there to give women and girls an unwanted, nocturnal haircut, leaving with nothing but a handful of hair. Apr 7, 2022 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 146: Joleen Cummings By Emily Thompson In spring of 2018, a mother of three vanished from Hilliard in Florida. According to her estranged husband, she was probably off “on a bender somewhere.” However, as an investigation was launched, two suspicious people from within the woman’s life emerged, ultimately leading to a grim conclusion. Apr 4, 2022 • 7 min read
