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WILDCIDE

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Wildcide is a unique true crime podcast that blends the most outrageous real-life cases with expert insights from professionals across the criminal justice field. Hosted by sisters Chelsea, an allied health professional, and Bailey, an experienced therapist, the show delves deep into the psychological and sociological dimensions of each case. With their combined expertise, they aren’t afraid to tackle complex, hard-hitting topics while weaving in just enough light-heartedness to balance the

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01:07:23

Loved to Death: The Case of Lacey Ellen Fletcher

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2024/04/17

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic content around child abuse and neglect. Listener discretion advised.The date is January 3, 2022. It had been almost 15 years since anyone had seen 36-year-old Lacey Ellen Fletcher outside of her house in her Slaughter, LA. Around 2am on the morning of January 3, Lacey’s mother Sheila Fletcher made a call to 911 stating that Lacey had stopped breathing. Paramedics and East Feliciana Parish Coroner Dr. Ewell Bickham were immediately called to

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The Choy Family Tragedy

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2024/04/12

Buckle up, folks! We're diving headfirst into the whirlwind tragedy of the Choy Family, a real-life saga that's part mystery, part drama, and all jaw-dropping. The Choy family was a conservative, close-knit family living in a nice suburban neighborhood in Brockton, Massachusetts. Anne Trinh-Choy and her husband Ching “Jimmy” Choy did their best to raise their daughter Frances and grandson Kenneth in a happy, hardworking household. However, not everything was as it seemed within the walls of the

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01:11:24

Questionable Forensics and the Double Homicide of...

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2024/04/10

In 2004, three generations of women lived together in a home in Altamonte Springs, Florida: 68-year-old Carol Bareis, her daughter 47-year-old Cheryl Williams and Cheryl’s daughter Samantha Williams. On the morning of June 17, 2004, the once quiet street of Vagabond Way was crawling with law enforcement and crime scene techs processing the double homicide of Carol and Cheryl. The mother-daughter duo had been viciously attacked, stabbed a total of 131 times between the two of them. It didn’t take

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01:03:32

The Murder of Warren "The Reading Man" Barnes

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2024/04/03

In a two day span, from February 28th to March 1st 2021, officers from Mesa County Sheriff’s office in Grand Junction, CO would respond to four different calls in various parts of the city that were all linked in a horrific, gruesome tale of murder. They would soon identify that a recently-reported missing 69 year-old man by the name of Warren Barnes, would be identified as the victim of a vicious crime. Warren was affectionately known as "the Reading Man" due to his love for reading and was a loved

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01:11:27

Cannibalism: Interview with Dr. Bill Schutt

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2024/03/29

Today’s interview explores everything Cannibalism. Yep, you heard that right. Tune in while Chelsea and Bailey interview author and zoologist Dr. Bill Schutt to discuss his surprising specialty of cannibalism. Although we don’t dive into the gory aspect of cannibalism, we do take a very cool dive into cannibalism from a zoological and human cultural perspective; although it does shine some light on why criminal cannibalism is so sensationalized as well. Plus hear Dr. Bill’s wild story about eating

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01:06:03

José Doráncel Vargas Gomez AKA The Cannibal of Venezuela

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2024/03/27

February 1999 the country of Venezuela would have to decide how to navigate through their first serial killer case. This case would include a dozen male victims but also evidence of cannibalism. The media, judicial system, law enforcement staff, and thousands of citizens would be shaken to find that Jose Dorancel Vargas Gomez hunted, killed, prepared, and ate his unsuspecting victims. How would the legal system handle the country’s first ever cannibalistic serial killer? To make matters trickier,

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01:11:59

The Heidt Family Murders

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2024/03/20

Effingham County sits on Georgia’s eastern border and is a located about 30 miles northwest of Savannah. Nestled within a small town in Effingham County lived the Heidt family who were very well-liked and a highly respected local family. The Heidt family’s patriarch was Philip Heidt who was a successful real estate developer. Philip and his wife Linda Heidt had been happily married for 41 years and together they had three sons: Philip Jr. “Craig”, Christopher, and Carey. However, in 2008,

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01:03:25

Teen and Police Relations: Interview with...

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2024/03/15

Today’s interview explores the TAPS (Teen and Police Service) Academy focusing on prevention and teen and police relations. Can we really ‘back the blue’ AND stand up and advocate for at risk youth and minority populations? We believe we can. You don’t want to miss this educational dive into the world of law enforcement with a focus on finding solutions rather than pointing fingers.About our Guest: Dr. Everette B. Penn is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Teen and Police Service (TAPS)

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01:14:24

Rodney King, Latasha Harlins, and the Los Angeles...

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2024/03/13

The Los Angeles riots lasted six days, from April 29-May 4, 1992. During this time there were 63 deaths, 2300 injuries, 12,000 arrests and an estimated1,100 buildings were damaged resulting in 1 BILLION dollars in damages. The LA streets were rampaged with widespread arson, looting, assault, and vandalism by enraged members of LA’s South Central, Pico-Union and Koreatown communities while chanting “NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE”.The LA riots would become the most destructive period of unrest and uprising

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01:11:04

The Fall River Cult Murders (Part 2): Hysteria,...

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2024/03/08

As this case evolves, it seems as if we are reading a work of fiction. Perjury, coercion, disregarded alibis, plea bargains, and life sentences without parole all play a role in these twisted, sensationalized murder trials. After 40 years, some of the police officials originally involved in the case aren’t quite convinced of the final verdicts. Open your mind, get out the push pins and red yarn, and see if you can piece together what truly happened between October 1979 and February 1980. Is Carl

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01:17:55

The Fall River Cult Murders (Part 1): Satanic Panic...

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2024/03/06

The Satanic Ritual Abuse Scare, or Satanic Panic, began in the 1980’s in North America and lasted throughout much of the 1990’s. This widespread hysteria swept across the country alleging threats of child sexual abuse, human ritual sacrifice, teenage abductions, animal sacrifice, claims of Satanic Cults, and even went as far as claiming that heavy metal rock, horrorcore music and fantasy games were the work of the devil. This panic was contributed to thousands of unsubstantiated cases and

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01:25:32

Factitious Disorders (Munchausen by Proxy Abuse):...

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2024/03/01

Today’s interview explores Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), better known as Munchausen by Proxy Abuse (or Medical Child Abuse), which is an often-lethal form of child abuse that is not as rare as you’d like to think. Expert Dr. Marc Feldman and Expert/Survivor Jordyn Hope walk us through this wildly sensationalized, yet highly misunderstood, area. Jordyn also shares their amazing story of being a victim of Munchausen by Proxy Abuse and how they are now an advocate for others. You don't

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01:14:09

Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (Munchausen by...

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2024/02/28

In 2001, Lisa Hayden-Johnson was a 31-year-old married mother of two. She and her husband were living in a small village in Brixham located in Devon County in Southwest England. She and her husband welcomed a daughter sometime in 1999 followed by a son that was born in 2001. Her son was born nine weeks prematurely, weighing just 3lb 6oz. Right from the beginning, her son was said to be seriously ill and was treated in hospital after hospital for an array of issues. Once referred to as “the most ill

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01:10:09

Red Collar: The Notorious CBS Massacre

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2024/02/21

One afternoon in April of 1982, Margaret Barbera was leaving work when she was executed in a West Pier parking garage in the heart of Manhattan. Her death would trigger a tragic domino effect that took the lives of three other people within minutes: CBS Employees Leo Kuranuki, Robert Schulze, and Edward Benford. What investigators did not know, however, is that Margaret Barbera was not the first victim in this bizarre string of homicides. Jenny Soo Chin, a colleague of Margaret’s, had gone missing

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01:03:53

Underwater Forensics and Body Recovery: Interview...

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2024/02/16

Graphic Content Warning: This episode includes content on drowning, body decomposition and underwater body recovery.Welcome to the wild world of Underwater Criminal Investigation. Bet you didn’t know that was a thing, huh? Well, we didn’t either. Tag along with us while we get the amazing opportunity to interview a Certified Underwater Criminal Investigator and Expert Diver, Luke Jevne. Listen in to the dark (quite literally), yet fascinating, world of Underwater Forensics and the brave

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01:16:09

Underwater Forensics and the Murder of Christine Elkins

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2024/02/14

In 1989, Maryville was a small, quaint town in central Missouri with a major methamphetamine problem. One Maryville resident was a single mother by the name of Christine Elkins who was also struggling with a gnarly meth addiction. Due to some unfortunate series of events, and not wanting to go to prison for her own drug crimes, she agreed to become a confidential informant for the federal Bureaus of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) in hopes of bringing down Maryville’s local dealer and kingpin

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01:19:08

A Promising Life Cut Short: The Femicide of Junko Furuta

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2024/02/07

TRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains graphic content on sexual assault, torture, murder as well as discussions around addiction. The grisly murder of Junko Furuta has been referred to as the ‘most horrific true crime case’ of modern-day times. In 1988, Junko was a 17-year-old girl living in Japan looking forward to her upcoming graduation. She was a superior student, made excellent grades, was popular amongst her peers and had a good head on her shoulders with big dreams of life. Her bright

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01:17:19

Cults: Interview with Expert Rick Alan Ross

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2024/02/02

Rick Alan Ross is the founder and Executive Director of The Cult Education Institute. He is an internationally known expert regarding destructive cults, controversial groups and movements and author of the book "Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out." Ross is one of the most readily recognized experts offering analysis about destructive cults, controversial groups and movements in the world today. Since 1982 he has been studying, researching and responding to the problems often posed

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01:18:35

Alleged Cult: Rashad Jamal and the University of...

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2024/01/31

In a digital age it would make sense to have a digital cult. Rashad Jamal White uses multiple social media platforms to promote his school, The University of Cosmic Intelligence and enlighten his followers who he refers to as “gods and goddesses”. Rashad Jamal claims to have a deep understanding in subjects from metaphysics to marine biology to world history. He is happy to share his thoughts, passions, and opinions…for a price. Hundreds of thousands are tuning in, liking, subscribing, and paying

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01:03:05

Black Market Organ Harvesting and the Death of Ryan...

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2024/01/24

We are taking y’all through a journey of the world’s soft white underbelly: black market organ harvesting. Alongside exploring the macro component of organ trafficking in this episode, we will be focusing on the micro component of the case of model Ryan Singleton. In September of 2013, two months after seemingly vanishing into thin air, Ryan's body was found in an area that had already been extensively searched by law enforcement officials, less than two miles from where he was last seen and missing

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