The Phantom Barber By Emily 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 By Emily 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
Morbidology the Podcast – 140: Bung Siriboon By Emily Thompson It’s estimated that around 35,000 Australians go missing each year. That’s a startling one every 15 minutes. More than half of those that go missing are under 18-years-old. While the majority turn up after hours, days, weeks or even months, there’s a handful that never turn up again, that vanish without a trace. In summer of 2011, a teenage girl vanished in Boronia, Australia, on the way to school. The subsequent search for the teenage girl would become one of the state’s most baffling cases and led to many in the nation questioning whether a dormant child predator had come... Feb 21, 2022 • 6 min read
The Unsolved Murder of Siphamandla Madikane By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 Disappearance of Bobby Panknin By Emily Thompson 4-year-old Bobby Panknin was camping in Deep Lake Resort in northern Stevens County when he disappeared. He had been momentarily left on the trail while his siblings went to look at a nearby waterfall. When they returned just minutes later, he was gone. Mar 19, 2021 • 3 min read
The Disappearance of Steven Damman By Emily Thompson On 31 October, 1955, 2-year-old Steven Damman vanished from outside a bakery in East Meadow, New York. His mother had left him outside with his baby sister and her stroller and when she returned, Steven was gone. Jan 13, 2021 • 4 min read
Cheri Jo Bates & The Zodiac Killer By Emily 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
