Podcast • Morbidology

Morbidology the Podcast – 83: Emmett Corrigan

By Emily Thompson

For many, the all-American dream is to settle down, get married, have a family and have a successful business. For a lot of people, the Corrigan family from Meridian, Idaho, were the epitome of the all-American dream. For some people, however, nothing is ever enough, and a tragedy in 2011 revealed grim secrets and showed…

Jan 18, 2021 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 77: Taihleigh Palmer

By Emily Thompson

In 2015, a 12-year-old girl in foster care vanished in Brisbane, Australia. It took six days before police even appealed to the public to try and find her, sparking a much-needed debate on how children in out-of-home care or children with difficult backgrounds are treated much differently than other children. The outcome of the case…

Dec 7, 2020 • 4 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 75: Matthew Leveson

By Emily Thompson

What lengths would a parent go to to have their child’s body returned to them? Would you let your child’s killer go free so that you could be reunited with their body? Sadly, when Matthew Leveson vanished in 2007, his parents would be faced with this unimaginable scenario.

Nov 24, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 74: Kelli Bordeaux

By Emily Thompson

Kelli Bordeaux was a young soldier at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg. One night in 2012, she took a break from her regimented lifestyle to enjoy a Friday night at a local bar where she had a few drinks, played a couple of games of pool and belted out some songs on Karaoke. However, after leaving…

Nov 16, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology Special: Halloween Murders

By Emily Thompson

Halloween is a time for dressing up, watching horror movies, and going trick or treating. It is the one day of the year where the main purpose is to be scared and to scare others. However, amid all the harmless activities and fun of the season, violence can occur and genuine fear can be felt.…

Oct 29, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 71: Leo & Lulu Krim

By Emily Thompson

In October of 2012, residents in an upmarket and lavish apartment complex in New York City were disturbed by a deafening scream echoing throughout the hallways. A mother had come home to find her apartment pitch black. In the bathroom, as her eyes adjusted to the light, she saw her bathtub spattered in blood and…

Oct 26, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 69: Eric Czapnik

By Emily Thompson

Police officers put themselves at risk each day and collateral damage can be a reality that they deal with day-to-day. While police officers are frequently killed in the line of duty, it’s very rare that a police officer is killed by one of their own. What started out at a routine 911 report ended with…

Oct 12, 2020 • 4 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 66: Phoebe Jonchuck

By Emily Thompson

It was shortly after midnight in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the 8th of January, 2015, when a police officer was heading home down I-275 after finishing his shift. Moments later, a PT Cruiser sped past him at around 100mph. The officer tried to keep up with the car and pull it over. When they reached…

Sep 21, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 65: Interstate 89 Crash

By Emily Thompson

It was around midnight on the 8th of October, 2016 when a number of drivers swerved to miss a man driving the wrong way on the I-89 highway in Vermont. Emergency dispatchers received phone call after phone call about a vehicle speeding north in a southbound lane. They desperately scrambled to try and locate the…

Sep 14, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast – 64: Ame Deal

By Emily Thompson

Casual witnesses to abuse do not have a legal obligation to report it. They do, however, have a moral obligation to report it. In July of 2011, a little girl was found dead inside a lockbox, having suffocated from lack of air. The investigation into her death would reveal what Phoenix, Arizona, police would describe…

Sep 7, 2020 • 5 min read