True Crime Podcast • Morbidology

Morbidology the Podcast - 46: Teresa Sievers

Morbidology the Podcast – 46: Teresa Sievers

By Emily G. Thompson

In summer of 2015, a brutal crime scene was uncovered in the Bonita Springs home of a wealthy and well-known holistic medicine physician. In the middle of the kitchen lay the bludgeoned body of a woman, her head caved in by blows from a hammer. The murder completely gripped the nation but it wouldn’t take long until a trail of proverbial breadcrumbs led right to the doorstep of the guilty party.

May 4, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 43: Yingying Zhang

Morbidology the Podcast – 43: Yingying Zhang

By Emily G. Thompson

For parents, their child moving overseas can be most of the most daunting moments of their life. On one hand, they want to give their child the freedom to determine their own fate but on the other hand, it can be a very scary experience, knowing that your child is so far away from home. However, that apprehension is nothing compared to the fear a parent feels when their child disappears while in another country.

Apr 13, 2020 • 6 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

Morbidology the Podcast - 41: Phylicia Barnes

Morbidology the Podcast – 41: Phylicia Barnes

By Emily G. Thompson

When 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes disappeared in Baltimore, Maryland, over the Christmas period of 2010, many referred to the case as Baltimore’s Natalee Holloway case but the stark difference in media coverage between the two was overwhelming. The difference was that Natalee was white and Phylicia was African American.

Mar 30, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 40: Christian Aguilar

Morbidology the Podcast – 40: Christian Aguilar

By Emily G. Thompson

or any parent – no matter the age of their child – one of the worst things that they can experience is their child going missing. In Gainesville, Florida, the Aguilar family experienced this emotional roller coaster when their son, Christian Aguilar, vanished. They were held captive by the uncertainty of Christians faith but still held on to the hope that Christian would be coming home.

Mar 23, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 39: Breck Bednar

Morbidology the Podcast – 39: Breck Bednar

By Emily G. Thompson

Over the past decade and a half, the rise of smartphones and social media has combined, making it all too easy for teenagers to live their lives online. Many parents worry about what takes place behind the veil of secrecy of the internet. Many wonder if their children are being bullied or talking to people that they shouldn’t be. In Surrey in 2014, the case of Breck Bednar was a chilling reminder of just how dangerous the internet can be.

Mar 16, 2020 • 4 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 37: Sophia & Serena Campione

Morbidology the Podcast – 37: Sophia & Serena Campione

By Emily G. Thompson

Children are among the most vulnerable members within our community and great lengths are taken to protect them at all costs. There are social service systems in place whose sole purpose is to protect children. But sadly, there is no such thing as a perfect system. No society can protect every single child and in 2006 a tragedy in Barrie, Canada, was a painful reminder.

Mar 2, 2020 • 4 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 36: Kaylee Sawyer

Morbidology the Podcast – 36: Kaylee Sawyer

By Emily G. Thompson

In summer of 2016, a string of crimes sent shock waves throughout the town of Bend, Oregon Even more shocking was that when the perpetrator was arrested, it was revealed that he was involved in the disappearance of a young woman.

Feb 24, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podast - 35: Joe & Joy Pittman

Morbidology the Podast – 35: Joe & Joy Pittman

By Emily G. Thompson

It was around 1:40AM on the 28th of November, 2001, when firefighters in Chester, South Carolina, were alerted to a fire in a home on Slick Rock Road. When they arrived on the scene, they initially, believed that the home was empty. However, after extinguishing the flames, they found the bodies of 66-year-old Joe Pittman and his wife, 62-year-old Joy, in their bed on the second floor.

Feb 17, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 32: Alice Ruggles

Morbidology the Podcast – 32: Alice Ruggles

By Emily G. Thompson

There were missed opportunities and procedural failings by police and the army when 24-year-old Alice Ruggles contacted them for help and for protection while being the victim of a stalking campaign. The inactivity of those entrusted to care for the community led to the brutal and preventable murder of a young woman.

Jan 27, 2020 • 5 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 31: Cassie Cotta

Morbidology the Podcast – 31: Cassie Cotta

By Emily G. Thompson

The two most common early signs of domestic violence are jealousy and controlling behavior. It’s easy for people to say: “why don’t they just leave?” but statistics show that up to 75% of abused women who are murdered are murdered after they leave their partners. Too often, many women do try to leave toxic an abusive situations and tragically, they pay with their lives.

Jan 20, 2020 • 2 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 29: Tristan Jensen

Morbidology the Podcast – 29: Tristan Jensen

By Emily G. Thompson

Redlands is a tranquil city in San Bernardino County, California. It’s known for its gracious Victorian homes, the Lincoln Shrine, acres of orange groves and low crime rate. While many surrounding cities are rife with gang violence and random street violence, residents of this bucolic city like to think that they inhabit an oasis. But throughout the 1990s, a wave of youth violence rocked the city and shattered their idyll. The violence culminated with the mysterious disappearance of a 14-year-old boy.

Jan 6, 2020 • 4 min read