Murder Coaster

Episode 49: The Corpsewood Manor Massacre

What is evil?Some folks see it as a supernatural force from the devil, whose demonic army rises from the pits of hell to influence and possess, and that only religion and church can stop this demonic force.But in reality, sometimes it’s the ones that profess to love God who are the evil ones, and those that hail Satan who are the innocent and good.Today we bring you a story of a professor and scholar, a doctor of neuroscience who stole enough CIA donated LSD to get a town high, and went to the forest to practice Satanism, but it wasn’t the devil that came to slay him and his lover, it was something much more benign and common place.Step aboard the murder coaster, ladies and gentlemen, for a dark ride into the Corpsewood Manor Massacre!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:Corpsewood: A True Crime Like No Other by Daniel EllisThe Corpsewood Murders in North Georgia by Amy Pettulahttps://youtu.be/qdK9YWObZS8Tri-State Crematory scandal - Wikipedia20 years ago, nearly 350 decomposing bodies were found at a GA crematorium – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta (wsbtv.com)Bissell pleads guilty to murder in Georgia (gadsdentimes.com)House of Horror: The Brutal Murders at Georgia's Corpsewood Manor (the-line-up.com)

Episode 48: The Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka Part 2

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Part Two of the Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka!Like last week, today Matthew is joined by the lovely Cassandra, aka Malformed Malcontent, Christa will be back with us next week.As we examine the complicity of Karla Homolka in the notorious Ken and Barbie abductions, murders and rapes, we’ve studied her ancestry and childhood, catching glimpses of the monster that she’d become sprout from a strange Barbie-obsessed child who was a compulsive liar with a morbid cruel streak, to a gifted student with an IQ of 134, and go from a Goth, death-obsessed rebel teen, into a preppy, wannabe yuppie young woman whose blooming hybristophilia and nymphomania led to a passionate love affair with sexual sadist and rapist Paul Bernardo.The relationship, a perfect storm of psychopathy and sexual deviance, led to the death of Karla’s sister, whom she offered up as a Christmas present to her new boyfriend, as well as the abduction, brutal torture and murder of fourteen-year-old Leslie Mahaffy. Today we watch as Karla spreads her tentacles, the enigma taking on more forms, the next of which will be loving wife, as the Ken and Barbie killers, Karla and Paul, head to the wedding chapel.Buckle up, keep your hands and feet in the ride, it's about to get very, very crazy and dark.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: BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL PSYCHOPATH by Patricia PearsonINVISIBLE DARKNESS by Stephen WilliamsKARLA PACT WITH THE DEVIL by Stephen WilliamsDEADLY INNOCENCE by Alan Cairns and Scott BurnsideLETHAL MARRIAGE: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka by Nick PronKEN AND BARBIE KILLERS: THE LOST MURDER TAPES documentary directed by Jim NallyFBI USA – The Disturbed Mind – Compliant Victims of the Sexual Sadist – Karla Homolka (canadiancrc.com)

Episode 47: The Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka Part One

It’s a doozy today as we cover Ken and Barbie killer Karla Homolka! Cohost Christa is on vacation, so the lovely Cassandra, aka Malformed Malcontent, stepped in to join Matthew in this truly gruesome and disturbing episode. Karla Homolka has been described as a diagnostic mystery and to this day we still have no definitive answers on how complicit she was in the horrible and sadistic crimes in which she was involved with her husband Paul Bernardo. Today we begin a two-part deep dive into the life and psychology of the infamous Karla Homolka, the wicked witch of Ontario and the most hated woman in Canada, trying to ascertain just how complicit she was in the murders of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, and could she have possibly been the ringleader and actual killer. Prepare yourself for a nightmarish descent into cruelty, sadism, perversion and murder as we bring you The Many Tentacled Enigma of Karla Homolka Part One.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: BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL PSYCHOPATH by Patricia PearsonINVISIBLE DARKNESS by Stephen WilliamsKARLA PACT WITH THE DEVIL by Stephen WilliamsDEADLY INNOCENCE by Alan Cairns and Scott BurnsideLETHAL MARRIAGE: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka by Nick Pron KEN AND BARBIE KILLERS: THE LOST MURDER TAPES documentary directed by Jim NallyFBI USA - The Disturbed Mind - Compliant Victims of the Sexual Sadist - Karla Homolka (canadiancrc.com)

Episode 46: WILLIAM BURROUGHS Part 2 Patron Saint of the Underground

Welcome back to part two of our portrait of literary outlaw William Burroughs. Last week we saw Burroughs go from a shy, introverted child, to a Harvard educated aspiring writer with a wife and child, who was also a petty criminal, drug fiend, heroin addict and proud homosexual with a long arrest record, who, with his friends Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg was forming a new bohemian culture and literary movement that would become defined as The Beat Generation. When we last left off Burroughs had fled the United States after getting busted for heroin in New Orleans and had just returned to his family in Mexico City after a fruitless trip in search of ayahuasca in the jungles of South America.Buckle up and enjoy the ride, as we bring you the second and final installment on our series of cultural icon, Godfather of Punk and Pope of Dope, William Burroughs, patron Saint of the Underground.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:LITERARY OUTLAW: The Life and Times of William Burroughs by Ted MorganNaked Lunch by William BurroughsOn the Road by Jack KerouacHOWL And Other Poems by Allen GinsbergBurroughs: The Movie 1983 documentary film by Howard BrooknerWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010 documentary film by Yony Leyser

Episode 45: WILLIAM BURROUGHS An Audio Portrait Part One

Today we bring you a tale rife with murder and mayhem, but also something more. We present to you a portrait of an artist and writer, a literary provocateur and countercultural icon whose life and work defied all conventional boundaries: William S. Burroughs. The writing of this elder statesman of the beat generation would challenge societal conventions and shatter censorship laws with its vivid portrayal of taboo subjects such as drug addiction, violence and deviant sex, using a bizarre experimental style that defied narrative structure and explored the darker recesses of the human psyche. While he became a patron saint of the underground to many, deemed the Godfather of Punk and Pope of Dope, Burroughs lived a life marked by personal turmoil and tragedy, including murders, suicides, overdoses, addiction and psychosis.Together with his friends Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, they would create a literary movement that would define a generation with their masterpieces of beatnik literature, namely Kerouac’s On The Road, Ginsberg’s Howl and Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. Burroughs' legacy continues to inspire generations of writers, artists, and rebels, challenging us to question authority, embrace the unconventional, and explore the depths of human experience without fear or reservation. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to part one of our audio portrait of William S. Burroughs.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:LITERARY OUTLAW: The Life and Times of William Burroughs by Ted MorganNaked Lunch by William BurroughsOn the Road by Jack KerouacHOWL And Other Poems by Allen GinsbergBurroughs: The Movie 1983 documentary film by Howard BrooknerWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010 documentary film by Yony Leyser

Episode 44: Poetic Justice and the Stupidity of Lyndon McLeod

Murderous scumbag Lyndon McLeod found poetic justice on a Denver cross-roads when he came face to face with what he hated most in the world: a powerful and courageous woman.Lyndon McLeod was a product of Generation X culture in the late nineties and early 2000s, moving from a post-modern hippie commune to the medical-marijuana world to tattoos and the back-to-the-land and off-grid community, developing a toxic and deadly hatred for women and society along the way.This deadly misfit would explode from a mixture of stupidity and misogyny and take five lives, but justice would find him, literally and figuratively, in a most poetic way.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:Remembering Alicia Cardenas | WestwordAshley Ferris talks about the day that saved her life | 9news.comExamining the Denver Shooter’s Ideological Views – GNET (gnet-research.org)Denver shooting victim honored in special exhibit at History Colorado Center (denver7.com)How the Denver Shooter’s Digital Trail Exposes the Violent Fantasies of the ‘Manosphere’ - bellingcatHe Murdered 5 People. But Before Then, He Made a Movie About It. (vice.com)

BONUS: An Interview with author Michael Wolraich about his new book THE BISHOP AND THE BUTTERFLY

Murder, gangsters and political intrigue in the roaring twenties!!Critically acclaimed author Michael Wolraich talks to us about his new book THE BISHOP AND THE BUTTERFLY: Murder, Politics and the End of the Jazz Age.When femme fatale Vivian Gordon was found dead in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline wrapped around her neck, it created a firestorm that brought down the mayor of New York himself. THE BISHOP AND THE BUTTERFLY is a fascinating look at crime and politics in the American 1920s.Find out more about author Michael Wolraich at his website: Michael Wolraich michaelwolraich.comBuy THE BISHOP AND THE BUTTERFLY on Amazon: The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age: Wolraich, Michael: 9781454948025: Amazon.com: BooksMURDER 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 43: Richard Ramirez Part 2: Death Row Romeo

Welcome back to part two of Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker. Today we follow the savage and bloody trail of Richard Ramirez as he goes from a West Texas drifter, to the feared and terrible Valley Intruder and the Walk in Murderer, and is penultimately dubbed the Night Stalker before finally becoming the Death Row Romeo. Buckle up, it’s a crazy ride, from his horrible crimes in San Francisco, to his infamous capture and arrest on the hard streets of East Los Angeles, to his bizarre and inexplicable status as a sex symbol and American icon. We’ll take a deep look at the women who loved and fought over him during his incarceration, as well as the psychology of hybristophilia, a sexual attraction to violent criminals. It’s one wild, brutal and bizarre episode you won’t want to miss!!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:The Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip CarloNight Stalker: The Shocking True Story of Richard Ramirez, the Serial Killer Whose Murder Spree Terrorized Los Angeles by Clifford L. LinedeckerNight Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer 2021 American four-part true crime documentary miniseries from NetflixChurch of Satan: We don’t support murder | CNNRichard Ramirez: Biography, Serial Killer, The Night StalkerRichard Ramirez, The Night Stalker Who Terrorized 1980s California (allthatsinteresting.com)Richard Ramirez’s Death, Explained – How The Night Stalker Died (womenshealthmag.com)

Episode 42: RICHARD RAMIREZ Part One The Desert and the Graveyard

In the summer of 1985, Los Angeles was in the midst of a heat wave when a serial killer, the likes of which the world had never seen before, struck. A murderer who used guns, knives, hammers, tire irons, machetes, hand cuffs, electrical cords, and his own bare hands and feet to kill with, who attacked his victims at night, while they slept in their beds. A killer that chose his victims completely at random, so that no one was safe. A killer that came to be known as the Night Stalker. Today we delve into the life and times of Richard Ramirez, his troubled birth, deeply religious parents, disturbing childhood, and his incredibly dark adolescence, all evolving into his life of full-blown devotion to evil and crime, and belief that the devil would protect him as he committed some of the most heinous and brutal acts in the history of true crime. Buckle up for a truly shocking and horrific episode about one of the most horrible and terrible people that ever roamed the earth, a literal demonic monster that held a city in terror, as we bring you RICHARD RAMIREZ The Night Stalker Part One: The Desert and the Graveyard. 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: The Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo Night Stalker: The Shocking True Story of Richard Ramirez, the Serial Killer Whose Murder Spree Terrorized Los Angeles by Clifford L. Linedecker Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer 2021 American four-part true crime documentary miniseries from Netflix Church of Satan: We don't support murder | CNN Richard Ramirez: Biography, Serial Killer, The Night StalkerRichard Ramirez, The Night Stalker Who Terrorized 1980s California (allthatsinteresting.com)Richard Ramirez's Death, Explained - How The Night Stalker Died (womenshealthmag.com)

Episode 41: Daniel LaPlante a Ghost in the Walls

In 1986 Tina Bowen and her best friend held a séance to contact Tina’s dead mother.
Instead, they made contact with something much more terrifying than any ghost or demon, for within their very walls lurked a monster: a deeply disturbed rapist and murderer by the name of Daniel LaPlante who was haunting the family and literally living in their walls .
 
Daniel LaPlante is known today as “the boy in the walls,” and has become a sort of urban myth, but his story is very true, and much more horrific and disturbing than most realize. He did much more than just haunt the Bowen family and make their life hell, he would go on to commit a string of brutal and horrific crimes, and would hold siege over an entire town, resulting in the largest manhunt in the history of Townsend, Massachusetts.
 
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for one of the strangest and most terrifying stories you’ve ever heard, so bizarre it’s passed from true crime reality and into the realm of urban myth and spooky legend: the story of Daniel LaPlante, a ghost in the walls.
 
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References:
 
Phrogging: Hider in My House. A&E television series, Season One Episode Two, “Footsteps in the Attic.”
 
Daniel LaPlante's Murder of the Gustafson Family Revisited | Crime News (oxygen.com)
 
Gustafson Murders - Newspapers.com™
 
The Elm Street Nightmare (celticssentinel.com)
 
Convicted triple-murderer Daniel LaPlante apologizes in bid for reduced sentence – Lowell Sun
 
Court denies early parole bid of Daniel LaPlante, convicted in '87 triple slaying in Townsend (telegram.com)