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PODCAST

Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Danielle Blinka

Twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people. New episodes every Thursday. Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod

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Ep. 214 – The Murder of Mary Stetson

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2025/01/30

Send us a textIn July 1999, Mary Stetson went out for a much needed night on the town. When she didn’t return home, her kids knew something bad had happened. Their worst fears came true two days later when some folks enjoying a day on the river found a duffle bag holding horrific cargo.Also, the fake name was Jeffrey/Jeff…sounds like “Jesk” hehehePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy – https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjE...

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Ep. 213 — The (Not Very) Mysterious Disappearance and...

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2025/01/23

Send us a textWhen Cheryl Coker disappeared in October 2018, her family and friends started looking for her right away. She was a dedicated mom, a loving daughter, and a great friend, but she had one person in her life who didn't value her enough. An abandoned vehicle, surveillance footage, and long searches would turn up lots of evidence and Cheryl's body...but how will authorities get their man?Episode Source List:https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Cold-C...

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Ep. 212 — Happy Birthday, Danielle! It’s a Truly...

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2025/01/09

Send us a textIn May 2023, 31-year-old DeAnn Parkin reached a low point in her life. Her marriage was over, and she blamed one person: the woman she accused of hooking up with her husband. Rather than focusing on her own happiness, DeAnn logged onto the Internet and visited one of our favorite sites: Rent-a-Hitman.com. DeAnn, noooooo. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxj...

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Ep. 211 — 1969 Hollywood Murder: Reet Jurvetson

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2025/01/02

Send us a textIn November 1969, a teenage boy out bird watching discovered the body of a young woman discarded along the famed Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. Dubbed Jane Doe #59, this woman would be connected to the similar murder of Marina Habe, the Manson family, and Scientology—but investigators struggled to find out what happened to her. In 2015, a family friend finally identified her as 19-year-old Reet Jurvetson, who may have been connected to a man named Jean/John.Patreon: https://ww...

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Ep. 210 – A Flash of White Light: The Murders of...

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2024/12/19

Send us a textIn November 2021, Jennifer and Stephen Chapple were locked in a feud with their neighbors over the most mundane topic: parking spots. Because their neighbor was a “trained killer,” Jennifer told her friends that she feared for her life. Turns out, she had a reason to be afraid.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Saturdays are for the Ghouls – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561 Episode ...

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Ep. 209 — The 1934 Dempsey Family Murder

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2024/12/12

Send us a textOn Christmas 1934, 40-year-old Kathryn Schoch was in no mood to celebrate. And if she couldn’t feel merry and bright, the rest of her family couldn’t, either. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Haunted Tales – https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales Episode Source List:*Note* I normally wouldn’t use Murderpedia or Find a G...

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Ep. 208 – More Dummies Hire Hitmen Instead of Going...

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2024/12/05

Send us a textThis week, we’re keeping it chill with two recent cases where people tried to hire a hitman to handle their problems. Bonus: These peeps weren’t trying to kill their partner or a romantic rival. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-spooky-feminist-folk...

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Ep. 207 — A Thanksgiving Massacre: The Germond Family...

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2024/11/28

Send us a textThanksgiving Eve, 1930: A family is murdered on their small dairy farm in Stanfordville, New York, near Poughkeepsie. Their murder remained a mystery for over 90 years…but has it been solved?Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes...

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Ep. 206 — The Tulsa Axe Murder: James “Jimi” Patterson

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2024/11/21

Send us a textIn October 2022, 22-year-old Jimi Patterson was visiting a friend when he became the victim of a senseless attack.Stay tuned for a bonus case at the end.Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Caffeinated Conspiracies — https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/caffeinated-conspiracies/id1454287363 Episode Source List:https://w...

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Ep. 205 — The Heart Thief & The Lady Gunslinger

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2024/11/14

Send us a textFirst, we’ll talk about Elena Estrada, a woman who literally cut out a man’s heart. Then, we’ll talk about Mae Woodman, who had no sense of humor with a practical joke and decided to commit murder instead of laughing it off. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Haunted Moonlight — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podc...

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Ep. 203 – The Bathtub Cannibal, a.k.a. The Butcher of...

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2024/10/31

Send us a textToday, we’re going to New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Speak of the Devil Podcast — https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-court...

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Ep. 204 – The Bathtub Cannibal, a.k.a. The Butcher of...

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2024/10/31

Send us a textWe’re still in New York City to talk about the murder of Monika Beerle and the bad choices of an aspiring cult leader named Daniel Rakowitz. Also, WTF, Sylvia??Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Macab at Midnight Podcast — https://www.buzzsprout.com/2303990 Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/othe...

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Ep. 202 — It’s All on Tape: The Murder of Karen Perez

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2024/10/24

Send us a textIn April 2016, 15-year-old Karen Perez celebrated her quinceañera surrounded by family and friends. A month later, she didn’t come home from school on a Friday afternoon. Her family was pretty sure that she was with her 15-year-old boyfriend, Jesus Campos, Jr.—Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Crime and Spirits Podcast - h...

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Ep. 201 Hidden Bodies: Murder & Makeshift Graves

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2024/10/17

Send us a textIn September 2023, Essex Police uncovered a disturbing pair of murders in a nondescript rowhouse. For 4 years, 36-year-old Virginia McCullough lived with the bodies of her murdered parents hidden in her home.Pre-Order my poetry book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: The ODDentity Podcast – https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List:ht...

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Ep. 200 — The Reverend & The Mother: The Unraveling...

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2024/10/10

Send us a textIn December 2004, 36-year-old Arleatha Hopkins disappeared. Her husband, Reverend Anthony Hopkins, told multiple stories about what happened to her, and no one questioned him for nearly four years. But then, his eldest stepdaughter ran away from the family home and revealed a mess of secrets that some refused to believe—at least, at first.Pre-Order My Poetry Book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/so-the-light-stays-by-danielle-blinka/ Patreon: https://www.patreon....

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Ep. 199 — Acid, Axes, & The First Woman to Die in the...

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2024/10/03

Send us a text17-year-old Ida Place had the stepmother from hell. When her father William married Martha Place, he probably didn’t expect her to become a total psycho. But she definitely wasn’t responsible enough to be left around all those potential murder weapons. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List:https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/place-martha...

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Ep. 198 Tri-State Crimes: The 2022 Crime Spree of...

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2024/09/26

Send us a textOn August 1, 2022, 18-year-old Aurora Dahl went for a run in Michigan that she barely survived. The next day, someone killed Patrick Ernst in his Wisconsin home. Another murder down in Alabama that took the life of Dwight Dixon would link the same suspect to all three cases. Also, I’m sorry to the town of Flomaton, Alabama, for reasons that will become obvious.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Anything Bones — https://podcasts.a...

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Ep. 197 – Tillie Klimek, Murderess of Chicago

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2024/09/19

Send us a textTillie Klimek has many nicknames, among them “The Black Widow of Chicago,” “The High Priestess of the Bluebeard Clique,” and—my favorite—“The Premonition Poisoner.” She was rumored to be a psychic, and said to have poisoned as many as 20 people, cementing her name as one of the merry murderesses of 1920s Chicago. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: The Ugly Radio Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id151...

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Ep 196 - Murder in Paradise: The Plastic Surgeon &...

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2024/09/12

Send us a textIn August 2023, trash collectors working at a garbage dump in Thailand discovered a fertilizer bag filled with dismembered human remains. The body parts came from an island that’s popular with tourists—Koh Phan-Ngan. Investigators soon connected this murder to a YouTube star who’s also a member of a famous Spanish acting family, which resulted in the case being plastered all over the headlines.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Saturd...

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Ep. 195 – The Meeks Family Murder: A Historical Crime

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2024/08/29

Send us a textIn May 1896, a fiend attacked 5 members of the Meeks Family with a gun and a blunt object—allegedly an ax or hatchet. One family member survived to point the finger at the family’s killers, who turned out to be two very prominent citizens.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Haunted Tales – https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales Episode Source List:https://www.newspapers.com/article/franklin-county-tribune-meeks-murder/16252402/https://www...

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