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Unsung Murder Ballads

Janus Dead, Jameson Dead, & Joyous Dead

This is a True Crime podcast that focuses on murders, solved or unsolved. We will occasionally break our own rules when that catches out fancy and cover something that may not exactly be a murder.We would like to warn anyone listening that we do cover sensitive content and it"s usually presented to the co-hosts with little to no knowledge of the case details so that their responses and reactions are genuine. And we tend to do all this with some dark humor. So, if this doesn"t work for you, we

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61:54

Episode 132: The Bridgewater Triangle

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2025/06/18

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous discuss the strange things that have happened in an area of Massachusetts known as the Bridgewater Triangle. From supernatural creatures and historical battles to ghosts and murders, this is an unusual ride.

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64:31

Episode 131: FJI: The Son of Sam

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2025/06/11

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! For our newest installment of For Joyous' Information, Janus has opted to tell her about David Berkowitz, aka The Son of Sam. Berkowitz terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977 by shooting random people while they were sitting in their cars and became famous when he claimed his neighbor's dog told him to do it.

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Episode 130: Pedro Lopez: The Monster of the Andes

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2025/06/04

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous talk about the most prolific serial killer in the world and his rampage that killed over 300 young girls in South America in the 70s and 80s.

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Episode 129: Bonnie and Clyde

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2025/05/28

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous discuss the famous historical case of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and their crime spree throughout the US in the early 1930s.

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Episode 128: Murder Ballad Fumbles 4

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2025/05/21

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode the 4 Dead Js have some fun ridiculing criminals for their dumb attempts at crime. From an attempted shooting in California, to a robbery gone wrong in the UK, to some bizarre events involving urine and even some bees, we promise to make you laugh at least once.

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Episode 127: Reena Virk

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2025/05/14

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Jameson Dead tells us about the case of Reena Virk, who was killed by classmates in an incident of bullying gone too far.

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Episode 126: Lauren Johansen

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2025/05/07

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode, Janus, Jameson and our friend and special guest Nikki, all discuss the incredibly tragic and entirely avoidable death of Lauren Johansen at the hands of her on-again/off-again boyfriend.

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Episode 125: Jackie Vandagriff

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2025/04/30

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus and Jameson discuss the tragic case of Jackie Vandagriff and her murder at the hands of a man she barely knew. It's a brutal look at stalking and how someone can get caught in the crosshairs of a maniac without realizing it.

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Episode 124: Ken Rex McElroy

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2025/04/23

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode, Joyous Dead reads from a script that she was sent moments before we started recording and is learning the details of the case as she is presenting it. She will be telling us about how one man terrorized an entire town for decades before things boiled over into a shocking conclusion.

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Episode 123: Jessica Chambers

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2025/04/16

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode the 3 Dead Js discuss the case of Jessica Chambers, who in her final moments, went through things no one would wish on even their worst enemies.

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Episode 122: Marc Dutroux

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2025/04/09

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode we dive into the case of Marc Dutroux, whose brutal crimes against children rocked the nation of Belgium and lead many to believe that there were (are?) high ranking officials involved in a trafficking network.

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Episode 121: FJI - Richard Ramirez AKA The NIghtstalker

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2025/04/02

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this For Joyous' Information episode, we enlighten Joyous about Richard Ramirez, The Nightstalker and how he terrorized Los Angeles in the 1980s.

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Episode 120: Murder Ballad Roulette 3 Part 2

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2025/03/26

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode each of the 3 Dead Js cover a case each from around the globe...again. Joyous tells us about a political murder in Mongolia, Janus discusses a man who killed numerous wives in Turkey, and Jameson tells us about a young girl murdered in Argentina.

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Episode 119: Murder Ballad Roulette 3 - Part 1

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2025/03/19

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous each dive into various murders from around the world. This normally would have been 6 smaller cases, but we have become too good at chatting, side bars and joking that we needed to break it into 2 parts. Join us as Joyous tells us about a military murder in Hungary, Janus discusses a murder on a submarine in Denmark, and Jameson tells us about a particularly dumb murder in North Dakota.

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Episode 118: Birna Brjansdottir

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2025/03/12

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous discuss a case from Iceland that lead to the largest missing person search in that nation's history. Birna Brjansdottir disappeared after a night out and events like that rarely happen there.

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60:31

Episode 117: Jack The Ripper

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2025/03/05

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous discuss the infamous killer Jack the Ripper! With a newer development that was recently announced, the team felt that now was the time to cover it.

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Episode 116: Rodney Alcala AKA The Dating Game Killer

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2025/02/26

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode, Jameson tells us about serial killer Rodney Alcala and his rampage through the Los Angeles area cost many young women their lives.

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Episode 115: The Dyatlov Pass Incident

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2025/02/19

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous tackle a different type of subject. 9 hikers in Soviet Russia in 1959 were found dead under extremely mysterious circumstances. Were they murdered? Targets in a secret weapons test? Was it UFOs? Let us know what you think!

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Episode 114: Bianca Devins

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2025/02/12

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode, Janus, Jameson and Joyous discuss the tragic case of Bianca Devins, who after overcoming many adversities, was betrayed by someone seeking to possess her.

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Episode 113: Carl Panzram

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2025/02/05

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous discuss the strange and surprising story of a serial killer that continuously kept committed crimes and breaking out of prisons.

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