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Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations

Kim Davis, Adam "Tex" Davis, Jerry Kolber; True Crime Podcast

Slaycation is a gripping and darkly comedic true crime podcast that delves into the chilling world of murders that take place on vacation. Was it an accident, or murder? Hosted by a true crime enthusiast, her comedy writer husband, and a seasoned TV producer, this unique and hilarious show will have you laughing, gasping and exclaiming "WTF?" as you go on a twisted journey through the wildest slaycations that will have you canceling your flight. Embark on a chilling yet uproarious adventure with

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22:42

Throuples Counseling #4

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/09/11

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Enjoy!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:50

Matinee Murder Mystery

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/09/08

Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with another shocking, mysterious death in Mexico — this time, beloved actress Carol Wayne, most known for playing the ‘Matinee Lady’ in sketches with Johnny Carson. Without giving too much away, let’s just say a fight with her travel companion in Manzanillo, Mexico led to Carol storming off. The next time she was seen — she’d be on the news, not The Tonight Show. This case, from 1985, is chock full of suspicious circumstances and an investigation that ranges from

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70:28

Early Retirement in Henderson, Nevada

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/09/01

Hey Slaycation Nation, we’re back with one of the most baffling recent cases in the Las Vegas area… which is saying a lot! Without giving too much away — let’s just say that 30-year-old, Utah man, Steven Koecher drove his car into one of the most desirable retirement communities in Nevada, parked in a cup-de-sac and simply walked away. From there, things get truly strange. Lots of twists, turns and coincidences ensue — each only deepening the mystery. As always, we thank you for Slaycating with

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24:24

Throuples Counseling #3

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/08/28

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Enjoy!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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71:36

Time to Kill in Negril

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/08/25

OK Slaycaters, strap in for another case of paradise lost. In May of 2000, New York-based travel writers Claudia Kirschhoch and Tania Grossinger found themselves stranded in Negril, Jamaica when their business trip to Havana Cuba was suddenly canceled. However, 29-year old Claudia had just landed her dream job writing for Frommer’s Travel Guides and decided to make the most of her situation. While Tania booked a flight home — Claudia stayed and played, including going on a date with a bartender

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67:18

Fight and Flight in Bulgaria

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/08/18

Hey Slaycaters, here we go again… Another case that will have you scratching your heads and saying, “WTF???” On July 8th, 2014, Lars Mittank entered the airport in Varna, Bulgaria. It had already been an interesting vacation on the coast of the Black Sea that included a fight with locals in which Lars had sustained injuries preventing him from flying home with his pals. Now medically cleared to fly, Lars arrived at the Varna Airport — only to be seen suddenly running out of the airport

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59:16

Alaskan Highway to Hell

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/08/11

Hey Slaycaters, today’s episode takes us out to the Alaska Highway for a cross-country case that will have you once again questioning humanity. Lucas Fowler, 23, and Chynna Deese, 24 were two avid RV’ers and hikers making their way through British Columbia, Canada on the way to Alaska. Let’s just say they never made it. We’ll save the details for the episode but the words ‘senseless murder spree’ can definitely be applied here — including a third victim. And when you find out who is behind it

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65:35

Wave Goodbye

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/08/04

Hey Slaycaters, today’s episode takes place in the ocean, literally. Yes. In. The. Ocean. It’s the horrific tale of Tom Lonergan and Eileen Cassidy, a young couple of avid scuba divers excited to explore the Coral Sea off Australia’s Northeast Coast. What happens to them is the stuff of a horror movie, literally. The movie Open Water is based on this case (but it could have been called ‘Dude, Where’s My Boat?’) It’s also an extreme cautionary tale of what happens when people don’t speak up when

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27:37

Throuples Counseling #2

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/31

Hello and welcome to another episode of Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You asked the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Enjoy!Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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69:16

Losing Yourself in St. Thomas

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/28

Hey Slaycaters, we’re back with a truly bizarre and baffling case that’s as much a mystery of the mind as it is the body. Join us as we dive into the story of 32 year-old school teacher, Hannah Upp who was visiting St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands when she up and vanished during a trip to the beach. However, what makes this case even stranger is that this isn’t the first time Hannah’s gone missing. Thanks to a condition called ‘dissociative fugue’ which causes a loss of sense of time, space and

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21:28

AD-FREE BONUS!!! More Kim #36 - Malcolm Jamal-Warner

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/26

Free bonus! Hey there Slaycaters. Every week our subscribers get ad-free listening + a bonus episode "More Kim" where Kim shares thoughts, insights, and information about something on her mind. They're awesome! We decided to share this weeks More Kim with everyone, subscriber or not, as a special bonus - especially since this one contains some great tips for ocean safety this summer. And it's even ad-free! This week on More Kim we confront the invisible danger of rip currents, responsible for

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69:06

Throw Momma From the Boat (Part 2)

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/21

OK Slaycaters, we’re back with Part 2 of the case of Nathan Carman — and the fishing trip that led to the disappearance and probable death of his mother Linda. Was it an accident as Nathan claimed, or a sinister plot to get rid of her in order to inherit Linda’s fortune? Adding to the intrigue is the family’s history which includes fantastic wealth, power, loyalty, betrayal and…another murder! You won’t believe where this case goes. But trust us, you’ll want to go there. As always thanks for

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16:02

Throuples Counseling #1

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/18

Hello and welcome to our first attempt at Throuples Counseling -- where your favorite True Crime Throuple put their 30+ years of friendship and marriage, 21 years of parenting experience, and Kim's background as a Social Worker, to use, dispensing witty and heartfelt advice to our beloved Slaycaters. You ask the questions -- we offer our unlicensed thoughts and opinions. And we all (hopefully) have fun. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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63:45

Throw Momma From the Boat

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/14

Hey Slaycaters, we’ve got another wild ride for you — this time on the high seas — as we take on the case of Nathan Carman and his mother Linda. When this duo decided to go on a mother-son bonding fishing trip — it turned into a classic case of two go out, one comes back. The strange details, implausible explanations and inconsistencies will leave you shocked and awed. But that’s only part of the story. As we dig into the Carman’s family history we uncover so much WTF we had to make this one a

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70:49

Looking for Mr. Dunbar

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/07/07

Buckle up, Slaycaters because you’re going on a ride. A ride that starts way back in the past and spans literal decades. When little, 4-year old Bobby Dunbar, son of wealthy parents Percy and Lessie Dunbar, goes missing during a trip to Swayze Lake, Louisiana in 1912 — it sets in motion a furious manhunt and media frenzy. Did the boy fall in the lake and drown? Was he taken by an alligator? Abducted? Get ready for a case filled with enough twists, turns and suspense for a Hollywood movie

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74:08

You Slay Me

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/06/30

Hey Slaycaters, are you ready? Seriously. Are you sitting down somewhere safe and sound, away from dangerous machinery or open windows? Good. Oh, and please, no hot liquid in your mouth while listening, or any liquids for that matter around electronics. Because, TRIGGER WARNING: this case about Sharon Lopatka is a sprayer. That's right, the dizzying details will have you gasping, gagging and WTF’ing. Without giving anything away, it is one of the most F’d up cases we’ve ever done…or ever

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70:32

Last Night in Costa Rica

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/06/23

Hey Slaycation Nation, here comes a doozy of a case that will have you rethinking everything you know about resorts. Let’s just say this, be sure to read ALL the reviews before booking your stay! Unfortunately, Florida woman, Carla Stefaniak either didn’t read or didn’t heed the numerous 1-star reviews when she booked one final night at a Costa Rican villa through Airbnb back in 2018. Without giving any details away — what was supposed to be a birthday celebration trip quickly turned into a

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67:55

A Hiking Not to Our Liking

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/06/16

OK Slaycaters, picture this — a seasoned solo traveler, a beautiful hiking trail in Central Japan, and a chance to check another spiritual journey off a personal bucket list. What could go wrong? Well, if you’re a fan of our show you know we turn ‘going wrong’ into an art form. Pattie Wu-Murad, an experienced traveler and avid hiker from Connecticut headed to Japan to hike the well-known Kumano Kodo Trail. To say things didn’t go according to plan would be a huge understatement. A simple hike

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47:14

Sneak Peek: Dakota Spotlight

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/06/11

Today we have a special treat for our Slaycaters: A sneak peek of one of our favorite true crime shows, Dakota Spotlight. Host James Wolner spends this season investigating a frustrating cold case - and ends up with new leads and a shift from the Attorney General's office. It's beautifully produced and deeply investigated - we think you'll love it!15-year-old Barbara Louise Cotton vanished from the streets of Williston, North Dakota, on April 11, 1981, five blocks from her home. What happened to

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70:24

This One Really Sphinx

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations ·

2025/06/09

Hey Slaycaters, get ready for a Slaycation that's part psychological thriller and part international cover-up with a side of WTF! This week we’re diving into the mysterious case of Magdalena Żuk, a 27-year-old woman who traveled alone to Egypt and... wound up on our show. Did Magdalena suffer a sudden mental health crisis, or was something far more sinister at play? As always, we’ll let you decide—but prepare to yell at your speaker at least five times. As always, thanks for Slaycating with us,

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