mystery • Morbidology

The Phantom Barber

The Phantom Barber

By Emily G. 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

The Unsolved Murders of Elizabeth Collins & Lyric Cook

The Unsolved Murders of Elizabeth Collins & Lyric Cook

By Emily G. Thompson

On 13 July, 2012, two cousins vanished in Evansdale, Iowa. It would take almost six months before the bodies of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were found.

Mar 17, 2022 • 5 min read

The Unsolved Murder of Siphamandla Madikane

The Unsolved Murder of Siphamandla Madikane

By Emily G. Thompson

In November of 2013, 10-year-old Siphamandla Madikane was found brutally murdered in a bush in the Ramaphosa informal settlement in South Africa. Despite a plethora of evidence at the crime scene, the killer has never been caught.

Dec 23, 2021 • 3 min read

Murder in Paradise - The Unsolved Murders of Yuri Shipulin & Nataliya Gerasimov

Murder in Paradise – The Unsolved Murders of Yuri Shipulin & Nataliya Gerasimov

By Emily G. Thompson

In 2016, body parts began washing up on a beach in Fiji, including a decapitated head. The remains would belong to Russian couple, Yuri Shipulin & Nataliya Gerasimov. The couple had vanished weeks earlier & their murders remain unsolved today.

Nov 18, 2021 • 4 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 125: Scott Guy

Morbidology the Podcast – 125: Scott Guy

By Emily G. Thompson

Feilding is a town located in the Manawatu District of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is known for its outstanding beauty and has won the title of New Zealand’s “most beautiful town” 14 times. It’s an Edwardian themed town with picturesque red-bricked pavements. The area surrounding the town is mostly farmland and at parts, can be quite rural. In 2010, the murder of a local farmer would grip the community and the outcome of the investigation would completely polarise the area as well as the victim’s family.

Nov 8, 2021 • 6 min read

The Nude in the Nettles

The Nude in the Nettles

By Emily G. Thompson

In 1981, police in North Yorkshire, England, were called by a well-spoken man who informed them where to find a woman's body. Four decades later and the woman's identity still remains a mystery.

Oct 7, 2021 • 4 min read

The Mystery of Baby Belle

The Mystery of Baby Belle

By Emily G. Thompson

In 1996, the body of a baby girl was discovered wrapped in a blanket and sweater in Palm Beach County, Florida. Despite an exhaustive investigation, the identity of the baby girl, as well as the identity of her killer, still remains a mystery.

Sep 12, 2021 • 3 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 100: Jaliek Rainwalker

Morbidology the Podcast – 100: Jaliek Rainwalker

By Emily G. Thompson

Jaliek Rainwalker was born to a cocaine-addicted, alcoholic mother. He had been moved from pillar to post throughout his childhood, having been in seven foster and adoptive homes. Jaliek seemingly landed on his feet when he was adopted by a couple who had fostered him for two years. However, when Jaliek was 12-years-old, he inexplicably vanished under suspicious circumstances.

May 17, 2021 • 6 min read

The Strange Death of Ruslana Korshunova & The Rose of the World Cult

The Strange Death of Ruslana Korshunova & The Rose of the World Cult

By Emily G. Thompson

In 2008, supermodel Ruslana Korshunova went plummeting to the ground from her ninth-floor apartment in New York. Before her death, she had been linked to the controversial training center, The Rose of the World

May 5, 2021 • 4 min read

Cheri Jo Bates & The Zodiac Killer

Cheri Jo Bates & The Zodiac Killer

By Emily G. Thompson

In 1966, 18-year-old Cheri Jo Bates was attacked after she left Riverside City College Library, California. Her killer had disabled her car and lay in wait for her to return from the library to her car, where he attacked. She was beaten and stabbed with such force she was almost decapitated. One of the main suspects in the murder in the infamous Zodiac Killer.

Nov 14, 2020 • 4 min read

The Unsolved Murder of Karina Holmer

The Unsolved Murder of Karina Holmer

By Emily G. Thompson

20-year-old Karina Holmer arrived in Boston from Sweden to work as an au pair. Just a month after she arrived, the top half Karina's dismembered body was discovered in a plastic bag in a trashcan. The bottom half of Karina's body was never discovered and despite an exhaustive search, her killer was never identified.

Oct 10, 2020 • 4 min read

In Broad Daylight - The Unsolved Murder of Wendy Wolin

In Broad Daylight – The Unsolved Murder of Wendy Wolin

By Emily G. Thompson

In 1966, 7-year-old Wendy Wolin was stabbed to death by a middle-aged man on a busy street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in broad daylight. Despite an exhaustive investigation, her murder remains unsolved.

May 26, 2020 • 5 min read