Murder Coaster

Episode 36: Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden. The name has been etched into the American consciousness through countless books, movies, even a heavy metal band and a haunting and disturbing children’s rhyme which you can hear on playgrounds to this day. She was the first, modern American Psycho, a woman of class and privilege who caved her parent’s heads in with an axe. Theories over her innocence or guilt, as well as the vicious and brutal murders themselves, abound, titillating tales of lesbian affairs, incestual sex, and bloody killings committed in the nude. Today, ladies and gentlemen, we break it all down for you: the strange Borden family, their weird house, the details of the gruesome murder and all the wild conspiracy theories explored and explained.So, buckle up into the murder coaster, for off we go, with the tale of Lizzie Borden.Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References: A Private Disgrace: Lizzie Borden by Daylight by Victoria Lincoln The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller Lizzie Borden. The Trial, the Truth, the Final Chapter by Arnold R. Brown Goodbye Lizzie Borden. The Story of the Trial of America’s Most Famous Murderess by Robert Sullivan The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson Lizzie 2018 American biographical thriller film directed by Craig William Macneill, written by Bryce Kass, and starring Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart. The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2022 documentary by Dave Schrader The Legend of Lizzie Borden 1975 television film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Elizabeth Montgomery Official Lizzie Borden House (lizzie-borden.com)Lizzie Borden House – Haunted HousesLizzie Borden House: One Of The Most Haunted Places In Massachusetts (onlyinyourstate.com)

Episode 35: BATHSHEBA and the Truth Behind the Conjuring Haunting

Learn the disturbing truth behind the Conjuring Haunting.There’s a legend of a murderous and devil-worshipping witch that once dwelled in Rhode Island in the early eighteen hundreds by the name of Bathsheba who sacrificed babies to Satan and whose ghost is said to haunt the land.The legend has become so pervasive that the Burrillville cemetery, where her grave is located, has become a tourist destination for the occult obsessed, some of whom have vandalized the grave and defaced the gravestone.And the real issue at hand, is that these myths and legends of a demonic witch who murdered children and inspired the Conjuring films, appear to be complete bullshit. These bizarre accusations and rumors didn’t even exist at all until the 1970s, a hundred and forty years after the death of the real Bathsheba.So how did an innocent woman become the subject of slander and urban myth? We'll lay it all out for you, ladies and gentlemen, as we bring you the legend of Bathsheba and truth behind the Conjuring Haunting.Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References:House of Darkness House of Light Volumes 1,2 and 3 by Andrea PerronStories of the Forgotten: Infamous, Famous and Unremembered by J'aime RubioCorrecting the Conjuring House History | Skeptical InquirerRestoring the reputation of Bathsheba Sherman after ‘The Conjuring’ (bostonglobe.com)https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/26/metro/rhode-islands-conjuring-house-sold-with-one-stipulation-no-one-can-live-there-year-round/The real Conjuring house in Rhode Island and its 300-year history (fancypantshomes.com)https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2022/05/26/the-conjuring-house-in-rhode-island-sells-for-1525-million/Home | The Conjuring House

BONUS: An Interview with Author Christa Carmen

Happy release day to THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND and congratulations to cohost Christa Carmen!!Christa tells us all about her love of Gothic horror and her new book THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND.It is a book filled with mystery, murder, intrigue, ghosts, red herrings, twists and turns, an underground labyrinth of dungeons and tunnels, and a haunted mansion, everything a Murder Coaster listener would want in a spooky and Gothic tale of crime and deception. It’s already being lavished with praise. Book List calls it, "A compelling and atmospheric thriller." Kirkus Reviews calls it, "Great fun." And Cemetary Dance says, "The gothic horror novel just received a massive shot of adrenaline to its bleak-but-beautiful-heart and readers will be smiling under candlelight for years to come. An exceptional new talent has arrived."Get THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND everywhere you buy fine books, including:Barnes and Noble: The Daughters of Block Island: A Novel by Christa Carmen, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)Amazon: Amazon.com: The Daughters of Block Island: A Novel: 9781662512988: Carmen, Christa: BooksKindle: Amazon.com: The Daughters of Block Island: A Novel eBook : Carmen, Christa: BooksChrista's Website: Christa CarmenMURDER COASTERWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

Episode 34: SID AND NANCY Part 2 Love Kills

Welcome back to our second and final episode on Sid and Nancy, the Romeo and Juliette of punk rock. Today we will explore the tumultuous relationship of these two star-crossed lovers, the implosion of the Sex Pistols, and then get into the mysteries surrounding this infamous case. Who killed Nancy Spungen? And was the death of Sid Vicious an overdose or suicide? Ladies and Gentlemen, we present to you, Sid and Nancy, part two: Love Kills.And be sure to check out I’LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU’RE DEAD‘s Indigogo campaign, links:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebadMURDER COASTERWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References:Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk book edited by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCainAnd I Don’t Want to Live This Life: A Mother’s Story of Her Daughter’s Murder book by Deborah SpungenSid Vicious: No One Is Innocent book by Alan ParkerPretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk book by Phil StrongmanThe Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film directed by Julian TempleSad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy documentary written by Brett Dunford and directed by Danny GarciaLove Kills: The Story of Sid and the Sex Pistols documentarySid and Nancy film directed by Alex Cox(336) Sid Vicious - My Way (Original and Complete Version) - YouTube

Episode 33: SID AND NANCY Part One Star-Crossed Lovers

Sid and Nancy. They were the Romeo and Juliette of punk rock, star-crossed lovers, each despised and hated by the other's friends and family, bound together by fate and passion into a forlorn and doomed romance that would see them both dead in the prime of their youth.Their relationship is the stuff of legend, of films, books, songs, and poems, a tumultuous and violent affair riddled with drugs and fighting, but an affair of deep love and unbridled passion nonetheless that would end in murder and a possible suicide.Today we explore the childhood of these two ill-fated rockers, as well as the formation of the Sex Pistols and the roads that led to their forlorn meeting.Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the story of punk rock’s most infamous couple Sid and Nancy, Part One: The Star-Crossed Lovers.And be sure to check out I’LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU’RE DEAD‘s Indigogo campaign, links:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebadMURDER COASTERWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References:Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk book edited by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCainAnd I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder book by Deborah SpungenSid Vicious: No One Is Innocent book by Alan ParkerPretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk book by Phil StrongmanThe Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film directed by Julian TempleSad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy documentary written by Brett Dunford and directed by Danny GarciaLove Kills: The Story of Sid and the Sex Pistols documentarySid and Nancy film directed by Alex Cox

Episode 32: GATOR and the Horrific Death of Jessica Bergsten

The story of professional skateboarder Gator is a distinctly American tale about a rocket to success and a tumble to disgrace. It is also a story about the history skateboarding and Southern California culture, a story of celebrity and fame, of bizarre religious mania, sexual sadism and murder.Mark Rogowski was just a child when his mother brought him from Brooklyn to San Diego, and beach culture, which involved surfboards and expensive clothing, seemed unobtainable to him, something out of his grasp.But he'd go on to be one of the greatest skateboarders in the world at the time, and come to personify the California sexiness and wild punk spirit of skateboarding, having an entire clothing line modeled after him. He'd also be a symbol of rockstar lawlessness and debauchery.But after a drunken decline, he fell into a strange combination of religion, alcohol and hard drugs, resulting in the brutal assault and murder of an innocent girl.Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the story of Gator and the horrific and utterly tragic death of Jessica Bergsten told in five chapters.And be sure to check out I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD's Indigogo campaign, links:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebadMURDER COASTERWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References:THRASHER MAGAZINE June 1984, April 1986, June 1986, July, 1987, and November 1987,TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING MAGAZINE October 1987STOKED: The Rise and Fall of Gator documentary film directed by Helen SticklerMark "Gator" Rogowski: Free Fallin' - The Village VoiceSHATTERED Television Show, Season Two Episode 6: The DarksideParole grant reversed for 'Gator,' former skateboard superstar convicted for 1991 rape, murder - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

BONUS: STARKWEATHER An Interview with Award-Winning Author Harry N MacLean

New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award winning author Harry N MacLean joins us to discuss his new true crime book STARKWEATHER: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America.In late 1957 and early 1958 nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather went on a spree of crime and murder through the American heartland, much of it accompanied by his fourteen-year-old girl friend Caril Ann Fugate, that would leave eleven dead, including Caril’s own parents and toddler sister.The crimes sent shock waves throughout the world and became a cultural phenomenon, inspiring numerous films and songs, including Natural Born Killers, Badlands, and the song "Nebraska" by Bruce Springsteen.Most saw them as a murderous and callous Romeo and Juliet, hellbent juvenile delinquents in love, both complicit. Starkweather received a death sentence and died in the electric chair, Caril Anne was convicted of first-degree murder and would spend nearly two decades behind bars. But there were a flurry of unanswered questions, such as, how complicit was Caril Ann in the crimes? Was it justice that was sought or vengeance? And was a not only completely innocent teenage girl, but an actual victim, found guilty of crimes she didn’t commit?New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Harry N MacLean set out to answer these questions with his new book STARKWEATHER: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America. Harry grew up in Lincoln Nebraska where the crimes took place and had ties with the victims as well as Starkweather and Fugate, and today we are delighted to have him on the show to discuss these crimes, their cultural ramifications and the complicity of Carol Ann Fugate.STARKWEATHER: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America goes on sale November 28, 2023 everywhere you get books, pre-orders available now.And be sure to check out amazing horror movie in production I’LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU’RE DEAD‘s Indigogo campaign, links:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebadMURDER COASTER PODCASTWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.

Episode 31: FANG and the tragic death of Dixie Lee Carney

PUNK ROCK. It was a battle cry for alienated and disaffected youth around the world. Outsider kids who wanted to go wild in a cruel world where they saw no future. The rejected, the misfits, banding together and causing chaos. And in many ways, no band reflected the anarchistic spirit of the hardcore punk movement better than Fang, from Berkley California. Fang would become infamous for their hedonism and drug-fueled debauchery while writing legendary that songs would go on to be covered by Nirvana, Metallica, Green Day, Mud Honey and the Butthole Surfers, among many others. But the story of Fang is more than free-spirited punks going wild in the streets, it is a story of drugs and addiction, of forlorn love, broken friendships, shattered trust, betrayal of a code, innocence lost, and murder. The cruel and senseless murder of Dixie Lee Carney sent shock waves across the punk community and beyond, leaving a trail of horror, strange accusations and devastated friendships in its wake.Ladies and gentlemen, today we bring you the story of Fang and the tragic death of Dixie Lee Carney, told in four acts.And be sure to check out amazing horror movie in production I’LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU’RE DEAD‘s Indigogo campaign, links:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebadWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References:Maximum RocknRoll #77, October 1989GIMME SOMETHING BETTER: The Profound, Progressive and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Pun from Dead Kennedys to Green Day compiled by Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor(298) "Death of a Groupie" - A Current Affair (1990) Sammy of Fang - YouTubeWelcome To Sammy Town Documentary: https://youtu.be/mCb3MQO5878?si=EUNtu-37XI9oCbVC(298) Talkin' Schmit 114: SAMMYTOWN of FANG - YouTube(298) FANG SAMMY INTERVIEW 2021 - YouTube(298) Murder of Dixie Carney by Fang singer Sammytown McBride - YouTube(298) SAM McBRIDE of FANG and SAMMYTOWN interview 1/19/20 with REV DEREK MOODY & SISTER TRACY - YouTube

Episode 30: The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia. Just the name itself evokes mystery and intrigue, conjuring images of a raven-haired and gothic beauty tragically slain at the zenith of her youth, of a gritty 1940s Los Angeles straight from a hard-boiled True Detective magazine, revealing the dark underbelly of old-school Hollywood.Indeed, the Black Dahlia murder is one of the most enduring murder mysteries in the history of true crime, and one of the most gruesome as well. The savage killing of beautiful and enigmatic Elizabeth Short in 1947 sent shockwaves through Los Angeles and beyond, leaving a trail of unanswered questions and unsettling theories in its wake.Today we take a deep dive into this infamous murder mystery. We detail the life of Elizabeth Short, her childhood and formative years, her move to Hollywood and her short life there. Then we explore the suspects and narrow them down to a terrifying and incredibly disturbing, figure in the 1940s Los Angeles avant-garde world, and in the end, we ask, could the death of this beautiful girl be more than an act of brutal homicide, but be a disgusting and deviant attempt at surrealistic art?Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen, and prepare for a wild ride, as we bring you: The Black Dahlia Murder, a mystery in five acts.And be sure to check out I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD's Indigogo campaign, links:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebadWebsite: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References:Black Dahlia: The Story of America’s Most Gruesome Murder by Roger HarringtonBlack Dahlia Avenger by Steve HodelThe Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia a podcast produced in partnership between Cadence13 and TNTSevered: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder by John Gilmore by John GilmoreBlack Dahlia — FBIFamed Surrealist Artist/Photographer Edmund Teske on the Black Dahlia Sowden/Hodel Residence; "Women were tortured for sport there. Murders happened there. It's an Evil Place." - Steve HodelInvestigative Handwriting Comparisons George Hodel - Steve Hodel

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Wendigo Crimes, Trials and Murders

The Wendigo. Today we will examine the origins of the mythological beast, and explore three cases of supposed Wendigo possession that ended in madness, murder and cannibalism. Swift Runner was a Cree Native American in Saskatchewan who is said to have succumbed to the Wendigo spirit and butchered and ate his entire family during the harsh winter of 1878. He would become the first person legally executed in the Canadian Northwest Territories. The Suker were the last indigenous peoples in North America to still be living by their own laws and customs. That would all change when their shaman and leader Jack Fiddler was arrested for the murder of a suspected Wendigo and brought to trial. In 2008 Tim McClean was riding a Greyhound Bus through the lonely prairies of Saskatchewan, prime Wendigo territory, when the passenger next to him suddenly erupted into violence, stabbing him to death, beheading him, and eating his eyes, heart and flesh. Was it the spirit of the Wendigo? Happy Halloween, Merry Samhain, folks, here are the links to the horror movie I’LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU’RE DEAD’s Indiegogo campaign, definitely check them out, guys!! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=3a92ebad https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2818884/x/31547703?secret_perk_token=f5d68533 Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.comFacebook: Murder CoasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.References: Dangerous Spirits the Wendigo in Myth and History by Shane Smallman The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture: Backwoods Horror and Terror in the Wilderness by Bernice M. Murphy The Terrifying Tale Of Swift Runner And The Wendigo - KnowledgeNuts Beware the Wendigo, the Frostbitten Flesheater of North America’s Chilly Heartland - Atlas Obscura Wendigo (Folklore) - Terrifying Monster | Mythology.net Jack Fiddler - Wikipedia Jack Fiddler - The Last Wendigo Hunter (anomalien.com)