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 – 188: Tracey Kirkpatrick By Emily G. Thompson On 15 March, 1989, a security guard was patrolling a shopping center in Frederick, Maryland. The shopping center had closed for the night, but as he approached one of the stores, he observed that the lights were still switched on. He proceeded through the store, only to be met by a gruesome scene in the storage room. Jan 23, 2023 • 2 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 187: Stephen & Jennifer Chapple By Emily G. Thompson It was a cold winter night in Norton Fitzwarren, England, on 21 November, 2021. A married mother of two was at home with her husband when an argument broke out. Shortly afterwards, she was lying in bed alone in the bedroom, when her silence was shattered by deafening screams coming from somewhere nearby… Jan 17, 2023 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 186: Tara O’Shea Watson By Emily G. Thompson At around 8AM on the 19th of December, 2016, a couple from Raymond Drive in the Laurel Lake section of Commercial Township, New Jersey, were awoken by a loud banging on their front door. They wiped the sleep from their eyes and walked down the stairs to the front door. They were perplexed to see their neighbor's young son who exclaimed that his mother was dead… Jan 9, 2023 • 4 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 – 183: Katie Locke By Emily G. Thompson Some say that Christmas time is the most romantic time of the year. The twinkling lights, the festive music, and curling up in front of a fire. In 2015, Christmas was fast approaching when a young woman agreed to meet up with a man she had been exchanging messages with on a dating app. Dec 19, 2022 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 182: Bart & Krista Halderson By Emily G. Thompson On paper, the Halderson family seemed to have it all; a stable and loving marriage, a successful son that made them proud, and even a cabin for vacationing on the picturesque White Lake. In summer of 2021, however, cracks in the quintessential all-American family began to emerge, culminating with a very peculiar disappearance… Dec 12, 2022 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 179 – Justin Back By Emily G. Thompson It was January of 2014 when a man in Waynesville, Ohio, returned home after working at a nearby prison. Upon entering the home, he could see evidence of a violent struggle. Curiously, two rugs were missing from the home and his teenage stepson was noticeably absent. Sponsors: BetterHelp: Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode! […] Nov 21, 2022 • 4 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 176: Lisa French By Emily G. Thompson Halloween night is a favourite holiday for millions. For children, it’s a time to get dressed up and go door-to-door under the cloak of darkness in pursuit of candy. But lurking beneath the surface of the celebration is something very sinister. Never far from the minds of parents is the lingering notion that a predator could use the accessibility of children out alone at night to their advantage… Oct 31, 2022 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 174: Jane Longhurst By Emily G. Thompson It was around 8PM on the 19th of April, 2003, when a motorist saw flames emitting from woodland near a bird sanctuary in Sussex. He immediately called for the fire brigade who arrived on scene in just a matter of minutes. As they extinguished the flames, it quickly became apparent that this was no regular fire... Oct 17, 2022 • 12 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 173: Jamie Hahn By Emily G. Thompson It was a quiet evening along the tree-lined street of Tealwood Place in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 22nd of April, 2013. Residents of the neighbourhood were just settling in for the night, preparing dinner and watching television when they heard a deafening scream echoing throughout the neighbourhood. Some of them got out of their beds and glanced out the window, to see a woman running down the neighbourhood saturated in blood. Oct 10, 2022 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 172: The Jackson Family By Emily G. Thompson In August of 2015, a woman was home alone when she received a very disturbing text message from her daughter who lived in Houston, Texas. It read that she was being held hostage by a former boyfriend. Time truly was of the essence, but the response of the Sheriff’s Department would lead to a plethora of questions and criticisms. Oct 3, 2022 • 4 min read
