Disturbing • Morbidology

Morbidology the Podcast - 54: Jamie Rose Bolin

Morbidology the Podcast – 54: Jamie Rose Bolin

By Emily G. 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 girl vanished, and her disappearance would lead to one of the most heinous cases the world has ever seen.

Jun 29, 2020 • 5 min read

Teenage Hatchet Murders - Jeffrey Franklin

Teenage Hatchet Murders – Jeffrey Franklin

By Emily G. 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

The Girl in the Closet – Lauren Kavanaugh

By Emily G. 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

The Osaka Sister Killer – Yukio Yamaji

By Emily G. 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.

Morbidology the Podcast – 44: James Byrd Jr.

By Emily G. 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

The Unsolved Dermond Murders

By Emily G. 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

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 • 3 min read

The Ant Hill Kids

The Ant Hill Kids

By Emily G. 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, mutilation and murder made up the four walls of a literal house of horrors for the members of the group.

Mar 31, 2020 • 6 min read

The Daughter & Father Killers - The Murder of Diane Tilly

The Daughter & Father Killers – The Murder of Diane Tilly

By Emily G. 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

The Tragic Death of Genny Rojas

The Tragic Death of Genny Rojas

By Emily G. Thompson

Genny Rojas, 3, spent only a short time on earth but during that short time, she endured more than most adults in their lifetime. She was passed around three homes and didn’t learn to properly communicate or use the potty. Sadly, she didn’t get the chance to reach those routine childhood milestones before she slipped through the cracks, into her early grave.

Jan 22, 2020 • 5 min read

The Eubanks Filicide

The Eubanks Filicide

By Emily G. Thompson

What would drive a parent to kill their child? Revenge is one of the main motivations behind filicide. Revenge at an ex-partner for leaving them. One such case of revenge-fueled filicide is that of Susan Eubanks from San Marcos, California.

Jan 15, 2020 • 6 min read

The Tragic Death of Robbie Middleton

The Tragic Death of Robbie Middleton

By Emily G. Thompson

Robbie Middleton was just 8-years-old when he was tied to a tree and set on fire in Splendora, Texas. Twelve years later, he succumbed to his injuries but not before naming his attacker as a 13-year-old boy who had sexually assaulted him two weeks prior.

Dec 28, 2019 • 5 min read