Murder Coaster
Buckle up, keep your hands in the ride and prepare for a rollercoaster deep dive into some of the world’s most bizarre and brutal true crime stories.Presented to you by horror writers Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer, Murder Coaster is a weekly true crime podcast that will thrill and perplex you, delving deep not only into the facts of the case, but the psychology behind the culprits as well.Join us every Wednesday for fascinating takes on wild cases of murder through the ages, that you will not want to miss!! See you there.www.murdercoasterpodcast.com
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Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
When Doctor Benjamin Gilmer started work at the Cane Creek Family Health Center he knew the previous doctor, Vincent Gilmer, had murdered his father, but he just thought it was an odd coincidence that they both shared the last name, something that folks would soon forget about.
Little did he know that he would soon find himself descending into a bizarre rabbit hole, one that began with fear, paranoia, and terror, then became a mission of hope and redemption.
Ladies and gentlemen, today we bring you an utterly bizarre and heart-wrenching tale: The Curious Case of the Two Dr. Gilmers, and ask you, the listener, is Murder Coaster the This American Life of true crime?
Featuring music by:
King Oliver Jazzin’ Babies Blues 1920
The Original Sacred Harp Choir “Amazing Grace” 1922
Fisk University Jubilee Quartet “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” 1909
Asher Fulero “Pouring Out”
Holizna “Dear Old Dad”
Coope Cannell “Amazing Grace.”
Brother Timothy Clark “He Conquered Death”
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References:
This American Life episode 492: Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde - This American Life
THE OTHER DR. GILMER: Two Men, a Murder, and An Unlikely Fight for Justice by Benjamin Gilmer
Dying ex-doctor serving life for murder may soon be free after a conditional pardon and 2-year wait | AP News
Doctor finally released from Virginia prison two years after being pardoned - The Washington Post
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
We are thrilled to have Emerson Murray author of MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin, and Edmund Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s on the show with us today!
MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD is a modern classic in true crime featuring unparalleled research into the history of Santa Cruz, California and the horrible murders committed by Edmund Kemper, John Frazier and Herbert Mullin, written by a Santa Cruz native.
EMERSON MURRAY
Website: www.emersonmurray.com
Amazon: Amazon.com: Murder Capital of the World: The Santa Cruz community looks back at the John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin, and Edmund Kemper murder sprees of the early 1970s eBook : Murray, Emerson: Kindle Store
Instagram: Emerson M (@emerson__murray) • Instagram photos and videos
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Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
The Trailside Killer. Welcome back to the finale of our series on Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the World. Today we enter a new decade, the 1980s, as we cover a new killer stalking the redwood forests and beaches, David Joseph Carpenter.
David Carpenter held Northern California in a grip of fear, murdering and raping hikers exploring the forests, becoming known as the Trailside Killer.
Keep your hands and feet inside the ride as the Murder Coaster plunges back into Santa Cruz, California yet again with another terrifying tale of carnage and brutality.
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References:
THE SLEEPING LADY: The Trailside Murders Above Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith
MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.
David Carpenter - Wikipedia
The frightening case of the Trailside Killer David Carpenter — StrangeOutdoors.com
VERY SCARY PEOPLE television series, Season 5, Episodes 1 and 2: “The Trailside Killer.”
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Karen Greenlee was an unapologetic necrophiliac who confessed to having sex with the bodies of up to forty dead young men, some at the funeral home where she worked, others in mortuaries she broke into at night.
On December 17, 1979 ,Karen became infamous after stealing a hearse and absconding with the corpse inside to feed her dark, sexual desires.
Hear the whole crazy story right here in the Murder Coaster sideshow tent!
And today Matthew is joined by long-time friend of the show Malformed Malcontent, as Christa is on vacation, but she’ll be back next week for the finale of our ongoing series on Santa Cruz Murder Capital of the World.
And a special thanks to the Creature Preachers for letting us use their song “Haunted Swamp.” Check them out on Bandcamp: Necro A Go-Go | The Creature Preachers (bandcamp.com) and YouTube: (17) The Creature Preachers - YouTube
MURDER COASTER PODCAST
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References:
Apocalypse Culture Edited by Adam Parfrey
Incidents of necrophilia - Wikipedia
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Welcome back to Part 2 of Edmund Kemper in our own going series on Santa Cruz California, Murder Capital of the World.
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References:
Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer: The Shocking True Story of the Coed Killer by Dary Matera
Ed Kemper reads 'Flowers in the attic' (Alisa Shavrina) (youtube.com)
The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of the Murders, Mutilations, and Matricide of Edmund Kemper III by Margaret Cheney
MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.
Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves
Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald
'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Today we cover the big bad daddy of the Santa Cruz killers, and when we say big, we mean most literally, for he was a six-foot-nine, 285-pound giant of a man, but with the heart of a sad and lonely little boy, we are of course talking about Big Ed Kemper!
Edmund Kemper would be one of the first to define the modern serial killer, being studied by the FBI’s Robert Ressler who would later coin the actual term serial killer after extensive interviews with Ed, a necrophile and cannibal who killed with guns, knives, hammers, ropes, and even his bare hands, becoming known as the Chopper, the Buzzsaw Butcher and the Coed killer.
Ladies and gentlemen, strap in, get ready for one hell of a ride, as we delve into the deeply disturbing life of Edmund Emil Kemper III!!
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References:
Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer: The Shocking True Story of the Coed Killer by Dary Matera
The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of the Murders, Mutilations, and Matricide of Edmund Kemper III by Margaret Cheney
MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.
Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves
Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald
'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Welcome back to Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the world.
Today we delve into the life and crimes of serial killer Herbert Mullin, a deeply disturbed man who roamed the redwoods and beaches of Santa Cruz with voices in his head telling him he must kill in order to save California from an imminent earthquake, leaving thirteen corpses in his horrible wake.
Yes, step right, step right up, ladies and gentlemen and behold the gruesome and horrible tale of Herbert William Mullin!
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References:
THE DIE SONG: A Journey into the Mind of a Mass Murderer by Donald T. Lunde and Jefferson Morgan
HERBERT MULLIN: The True Story of the Psychopath of Santa Cruz by Jack Rosewood
MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.
Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves
Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald
'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
In the early nineteen seventies the sleepy college town of Santa Cruz, California, previously famous for surfing and a boardwalk, was plunged into chaos when a mass killer and two separate serial killers began leaving corpses and body parts strewn throughout the beaches and redwoods, earning the town the monicker of The Murder Capital of the World.
Today we take a look at mass murderer John Linley Frazier, how psychosis and drugs abuse led a wannabe hippie on a crusade to save the earth to annihilate the family of an esteemed eye surgeon.
We also examine the history of Santa Cruz and how it mimicked the social upheavals of the nineteen sixties as the culture shifted from conservative nineteen-fifties thinking to more liberal ways and the violence that erupted with this clash, including the murder spree of the Manson Family.
Hop aboard, as we take a trip to Santa Cruz, California, Murder Capital of the World Part One: John Linley Frazier THE KILLER PROHPHET!!!
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References:
MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: The Santa Cruz Community Looks Back at the Frazier, Mullin and Kemper Murder Sprees of the Early 1970s by Emerson Murray READ THIS BOOK! IT’S AMAZING.
Serial Killers of Santa Cruz by Aubrey Graves
Murderville USA The Santa Cruz Serial Killers by Les MacDonald
'Murder capital of the world': The terrifying years when multiple serial killers stalked Santa Cruz (sfgate.com)
John Linley Frazier, the Killer Prophet and Hippie Murderer — The Year of the Hippie Murders — Crime Library
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
On the night of his arrest Jeffrey Dahmer gave a rambling fourteen-hour confession, which we have turned into an audio dramatization, using both the actual interrogation transcripts as well as the memoir of Patrick Kennedy, the homicide detective who conducted the interview.
The Interrogation of Jeffrey Dahmer: A Play Told in Four Acts.
Starring:
Christa Carmen as Jeffrey Dahmer
Matthew Brockmeyer as Homicide Detective Patrick Kennedy
Bill Selby from the Crimes Killers Cults and Beer podcast as Homicide Detective Mike Dubis and Lieutenant Dave Vahl
Mark Boutilier from the Mental Illness Theater podcast as Lieutenant Roosevelt Herrell
Cassandra Metternich aka Malformed Malcontent as District Three Dispatch
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References:
Jeffrey Dahmer interrogation transcripts:
FBI Records: The Vault — Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer
Grilling Dahmer: The Interrogation of the Milwaukee Cannibal by Patrick Kennedy and Robyn Maharaj
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
We are delighted to welcome author and journalist Dan Slatter, who is here to discuss his new book, The Incorruptibles.
This riveting work takes a deep dive into the Jewish criminal underworld of New York City in the 1910s, a realm teeming with gambling dens, prostitution, pickpockets, loan sharks, King Pimps and the Queen of Fences. It exposes a world of coke fiends, junkies, horse poisoners, the Yiddish Black Hand, and the seedy allure of sex, drugs, and ragtime music.
Amidst this vice and corruption, The Incorruptibles also highlights the brave men and women who stood up to these Jewish crime syndicates, earning their reputation as the incorruptibles.
THE INCORRUPTIBLES: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld by Dan Slater
Buy it on Amazon: Amazon.com: The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld eBook : Slater, Dan: Kindle Store
Buy it on Barnes and Noble: The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld by Dan Slater, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
Buy from the publisher: The Incorruptibles by Dan Slater | Hachette Book Group
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