Morbidology the Podcast – 198: Cherish Perrywinkle By Emily G. Thompson On the night of 21 June, 2013, Rayne Perrywinkle was shopping with her three daughters in a Dollar Tree in Jacksonville, Florida. Money was tight and Rayne struggled to purchase the clothes that the girls were wanting. Nearby, a white-haired man looked on before approaching Rayne and offering assistance. But there was a catch, they needed to come with him to Walmart… Apr 3, 2023 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 189: Jovanni Sierra By Emily G. Thompson BallenIsles Country Club is a middle-class gated community in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. It’s certainly a desirable place to live, somewhere that crime is exceptionally rare and residents can sleep soundly knowing that they are protected by large gates and a security guard. One night in 2018, however, the idyl was shattered when deafening screams began to echo up and down the neighbourhood. Jan 30, 2023 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 185: Naomi Jones By Emily G. Thompson It was around 2:45PM on the 31st of May, 2017, when Shantara Hurry received a phone call at work in Pensacola, Florida. She was greeted by her young son. Her heart fell to the pit of her stomach as he said: “Mom, Naomi is nowhere to be found…." Jan 2, 2023 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast 171: Brooke Preston By Emily G. Thompson It was a pleasant spring morning in March of 2019. Residents of West Palm Beach were preparing for the day ahead; packing school lunches and preparing for the work day ahead. At around 9AM, a phone call came in to police. It was from a man who told them that he had just murdered somebody. Sep 26, 2022 • 2 min read
The Severed Finger & The Disappearance of Diane Augat By Emily G. Thompson The last time that 40-year-old Diane Augat was seen was on the 10th of April, 1998. She had been at her sister’s home in Hudson, Florida, when her sister went to a doctor’s appointment. When she arrived back home, Diane was gone. Later that day, Diane was seen at the Hay Loft tavern at Little […] Aug 4, 2022 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 162: Somer Thompson By Emily G. Thompson Orange Park is a is a suburb of Jacksonville in Florida. It’s a popular area for families to raise their children, away from the hustle and bustle of city life over in Jacksonville. The 19th of October, 2009, started out as a quiet day for the local police department as they patrolled the well-kept neighbourhoods. At around 4PM, however, a frantic woman flagged a patrol officer down, and exclaimed that her daughter had gone missing. Jul 25, 2022 • 5 min read
The Neighbor From Hell: Angela Stoldt By Emily G. Thompson In April of 2013, James Schaeffer was reported missing in Deltona, Florida. The investigation would lead to his neighbor, Angela Stoldt. Jul 14, 2022 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 156: Melissa Stoddard By Emily G. Thompson It was around 10PM 12th of December, 2012, when paramedics in Sarasota, Florida, were called to a home where it was reported that a young girl had stopped breathing. When they arrived, it quickly became apparent that the case was much more complex than the caller had portrayed. Not only was the young girl not […] Jun 13, 2022 • 6 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 155: Tricia Todd By Emily G. Thompson Hobe Sound is an exurban area located near West Palm Beach in Florida. People are drawn to the area by its pristine beaches and unspoiled parks. In 2016, however, residents of the quaint area would come together to search for a missing woman. The woman had kept a detailed journal, and this journal would bring to the forefront of the investigation some very suspicious characters, including a violence-prone ex-husband, a potential new boyfriend, and an obsessive ventriloquist. Jun 6, 2022 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 154: The Todt Family By Emily G. Thompson In January of 2020, residents of Celebration, Florida, awoke to the grisly news that a mass murder had taken place in their picturesque community, a mass murder that would show that oftentimes, outward appearances can be deceiving… May 30, 2022 • 7 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 150: Gretchen Anthony By Emily G. 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 – 146: Joleen Cummings By Emily G. 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