Morbidology the Podcast – 54: Jamie Rose Bolin By Emily Thompson Cannibalism is arguably one of the most taboo crimes of all. Although most societies connect cannibalism with ancient Amazonian tribes or even rumors of devil worshiping rituals, fantasies of cannibalism are not entirely uncommon among killers, even more so if their motive for murder was sexual or sadistic. In Purcell, Oklahoma, in 2006, a little… Jun 29, 2020 • 5 min read
Teenage Hatchet Murders – Jeffrey Franklin By Emily Thompson Jeffrey Franklin was just 17-years-old when he brutally attacked his parents and young siblings with a hatchet, sledgehammer, rat-tail file and butcher knife. Jun 25, 2020 • 5 min read
The Girl in the Closet – Lauren Kavanaugh By Emily Thompson When Lauren Kavanaigh was 3-years-old, she was locked in the closet and only allowed out when her mother and stepfather wanted to physically and sexually abuse her. At 8-years-old, she was rescued. She went on to become an advocate for abused children. However, when she was 25-years-old, she was arrested for sexually abusing a child. Jun 14, 2020 • 5 min read
The Osaka Sister Killer – Yukio Yamaji By Emily Thompson Yukio Yamaji was just 16-years-old when he beat his mother to death with a baseball bat. Due to his young age, he was released from juvenile detention school after just 3 years. The courts would soon discover that this was a grave mistake. May 8, 2020 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 44: James Byrd Jr. By Emily Thompson Jasper is a small timber town around 100 miles northeast of Houston, Texas. It’s a quaint area that holds an annual Butterfly Festival the first October every year. However, in June of 1998, Jasper was rocked by a brutal hate crime that still reverberates across the nation today. Apr 20, 2020 • 6 min read
The Unsolved Dermond Murders By Emily Thompson Russell Dermond, 88, was discovered beheaded in his home on the banks of Lake Ocenee, Georgia, in May 2014. His wife of 68 years, Shirley, was missing. However, the following week, her body was discovered floating in Lake Oconee. Who killed the elderly couple and why? Apr 12, 2020 • 4 min read
Violence Against Women in Mexico – The Femicide of Ingrid Escamilla By Cristina Massieu On 11 February, 2020, the horrific news about the femicide of 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla shocked the Mexican nation, not only because of the gruesome details of the case that were soon spread across the country, but because terrifying images of the victim’s body and the crime scene were published by two tabloids. Apr 4, 2020 • 4 min read
The Ant Hill Kids By Emily Thompson Roch Thériault was the maniacal leader of The Ant Hill Kids, a small group that initially appeared to be an innocent community of free-thinking folks who supported themselves through self-sufficiency in their commune in the quaint Canadian wilderness. However, life inside the commune was much more disturbing than anybody could have ever fathomed. Torture, abuse,… Mar 31, 2020 • 6 min read
The Daughter & Father Killers – The Murder of Diane Tilly By Emily Thompson Diane Tilly was a well-known and well-loved teacher from San Antonio, Texas. She cared deeply for troubled students and became a mother figure to many of them. In 2004, she vanished. Shortly thereafter, a teenage girl and her father were arrested and a lurid background of abuse and incest would come to the surface. Mar 25, 2020 • 6 min read
Missed Opportunities & Tia Rigg By Emily Thompson Tia Rigg was a 12-year-old girl from Manchester in the United Kingdom. She was lured to her uncle's home under the pretense of babysitting his daughter. Her uncle, however, had a obsession with child pornography & violent pornography and he chose his own niece to act out his sick fantasy. Mar 11, 2020 • 5 min read
