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Dark and Devious

A podcast covering dark and devious real life events throughout history. Join Chris and Patrick as they discuss murders, missing people, cold case files, conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and more.

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01:21:36

Episode 92: Countess Elizabeth Bathory

Dark and Devious ·

2023/05/09

Countess Elizabeth Bathory was a wealthy and powerful Hungarian noblewoman who reigned as supreme ruler throughout the early 1600s' in what now is present day Slovakia. In 1610 she was accused of gruesome acts of torture and serial murders beyond anyone's imagination. She was confined to her home, Castle Čachtice, where she remained until her death in 1614. Bathory is reputed to have killed at least six hundred victims, earning her a Guinness World Record for most prolific female murderer

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01:46:01

Episode 91: The Starved Rock State Park Murders

Dark and Devious ·

2023/04/26

Starved Rock State Park is a beautiful national park located in the State of Illinois, USA. The park is home to dark historical past, but today flourishes with beauty and awe. However, that dark past seemed to come back to life in the winter of 1960. In March of that year , Frances Murphy, Lillian Oetting, and Mildred Lindquist set off for a girls' trip. Just days later, the three women were found in Starved Rock State Park, bludgeoned to death with their hands and feet bound. After months of

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02:09:43

Episode 90: Deliberate Cruelty: Ann Woodward and...

Dark and Devious ·

2023/04/10

In the early 1950s Ann Woodward found herself at the top of the best dressed list and the wife of a banking heir. But her happiness at the top of the social ladder would not be for long. It all came crashing down one fateful night in October of 1954 when booze, pills, and paranoia resulted in a family tragedy. Ann was responsible for her husband's death, but later on she would cross paths with someone who was unsuspectingly dangerous: the legendary writer, Truman Capote. This episode is based on

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01:18:02

Episode 89: The Murder(?) of Betty Williams

Dark and Devious ·

2023/03/23

Betty Williams was a small town girl growing up in Odessa, Texas, in the the 1950's-60's. An outspoken feminist and voice for racial equality; she stuck out in the conformists small town she called home. She dreamed of moving to Hollywood with the intent of becoming s star. However, these dreams would never come true as she was subjected to a family that did not support her and bullying and gossip at school. She chose to end her own life, but lacked the courage to do so; Which brings in

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01:13:59

Episode 88: A Party Gone Wrong: The Questionable...

Dark and Devious ·

2023/03/16

Tamla Horsford was bright and loving, a devoted wife and mother of six. She was an avid football fan and was looking forward to a night of fun with her fellow football moms.However, the adult themed slumber party would end in tragedy. Tamla, was found dead the next morning and suspicion rose quickly as her race became a sticking point in the investigation. Despite multiple attempts to piece together what led up to her death no theory seemed satisfactory. Still, investigators closed the case, leaving

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01:45:38

Episode 87: Grandparents with Skeletons in their...

Dark and Devious ·

2023/03/01

In the fall of 2013, Gerald and Alice Uden were living comfortably on a farm in rural Missouri, set back a ways from the road and the rest of the world, living happily ever after. They had both been married multiple times before, but when they found each other they knew it was a match made in Heaven....or was it? For 30 years they lived an ideal life, raising their daughter, Erica and now in their golden years they enjoyed their lives as grandparents. However, that perfect façade suddenly came

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01:21:10

Episode 86: The Disappearance of Tara Calico

Dark and Devious ·

2023/02/22

In September of 1988, Tara Calico set out on a routine bike ride. Her route was planned and predictable, yet she never came home. She vanished, with only a few scraps of evidence left behind pointing to how, and why she was suddenly missing. 34 years later there is still no answer of where Tara went, and what happened on that fateful day. In this episode we'll discuss the case and some of the most prevalent theories. --- Support this podcast:

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01:40:38

Episode 85: The Lost Boys of Dozier School, Part 2

Dark and Devious ·

2023/02/15

As we explored on last week's episode, the Dozier School for Boys, located in Florida's panhandle had many accusations leveled against it. Survivors of the school rallied against the institution and it's brutal practices until the school was finally closed in 2011. But the story doesn't end there. When families of deceased children started looking for the remains of their loved ones a whole new battle emerged. It seems that many people in town were more interested in keeping the past buried, but

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01:34:09

Episode 84: The Lost Boys of Dozier School, Part 1

Dark and Devious ·

2023/02/05

The Arthur G. Dozier School For boys was once America's largest reform school. It operated for more than a century with the goal of setting "troubled" and "delinquent" boys on track to become respectable members of society. But what happened behind the doors of the school was not always well intended. Many suffered cruel punishment and abuse, and some even died while under the school's care. While the school finally shut down operations in 2011, the questions remain; where are the boys who were

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01:31:17

Episode 83: The Lawson Family Christmas Murders

Dark and Devious ·

2022/12/19

Holidays are generally filled with love, good times, good food, and good cheer. However not all family gatherings are as joyous as everyone hopes. On Christmas Day 1929, Charlie Lawson committed the chilling act of murdering his wife and 6 of his 7 children. What led to this horrific act of familicide and why are there still unanswered questions nearly 100 year later? Listen to hear the chilling details of this crime and maybe you can crack the case as to why this father, and husband, would murder

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01:46:41

Episode 82: The Unsolved Murder of JonBenet Ramsey

Dark and Devious ·

2022/12/09

On the morning after Christmas Day of 1996, 6 year old JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled to death in the basement of her family's home. At the time, the only other people known to be in the home were her parents, Patsy and John, and her brother, Burke. With little signs of forced entry from an intruder and with a very odd ransom note in possession, investigators weren't sure to look into the family or someone else. With conflicting evidences and a messy investigation the case eventually

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01:09:20

Episode 81: Creepypasta Volume 2

Dark and Devious ·

2022/11/08

We're not ready for Halloween season to be over yet, so we thought we'd continue on with one more Creepypasta to keep the spooky spirit in our hearts a little longer. This time, Patrick looks into the origins of a famous Creepypasta character that has haunted the internet for many years: Jeff the Killer and we get to hear one take on the killer's origin story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-conn/support

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01:06:21

Episode 80: Creepypasta Volume 1

Dark and Devious ·

2022/10/30

Happy Halloween from Dark & Devious! Patrick and Chris are starting a new tradition and doing something a little different for today's episode and that is reading some spooky original stories from Creepypasta.com. We think you'll have as much fun as we did with the stories The Bag and Poppy's Peril. It'll be a scream! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-conn/support

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01:29:09

Episode 79: The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel and...

Dark and Devious ·

2022/10/25

It's almost Halloween and one of our favorite traditions here at Dark & Devious is to watch horror movies. These films frighten us by bringing the scariest events imaginable to life, but what happens when real life is just as scary as the movies? On this episode, Patrick shares the real life exorcism that inspired the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) and Chris will share stories of "cursed films" The Omen (1976) and The Exorcist (1973). --- Support this podcast:

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01:55:40

Episode 79: Spooky Forests

Dark and Devious ·

2022/10/18

Forests have been home to countless legends for ages - from folktales warning of evil spirits lurking behind the dark outlines of trees, to tales of innocent camping trips gone awry, the woods of the world can be a spooky place. Join Chris and Patrick this week as they discuss two spooky woods: The Bennington Triangle in Vermont, USA and the "Suicide Forest" of Aokigahara in Japan. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-conn/support

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01:40:47

Episode 78: Haunted New York Tales

Dark and Devious ·

2022/10/13

New York has a little bit of everything, from the sky scrapers of the big apple, to the quiet farms of Upstate, but let's not forget; New York has been inhabited for centuries. And with centuries of inhabitants that's a lot of people who have left their mark. This episode talks about a haunted brownstone, the ghosts of 9/11, a haunted fort, and a good old fashioned spooky asylum. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-conn/support

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01:18:12

Episode 77: The Watseka Wonder

Dark and Devious ·

2022/10/05

Happy Spooktober!!!! Join us in episode 65 as Patrick and Chris kick off spooky season with a special episode taking Dark and Devious to where it all began; Watseka, Illinois. Listen as Patrick tells the tale of The Watseka Wonder, also know as America’s first documented demonic possession. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patrick-conn/support

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01:10:07

Episode 76: Update On Adnan Syed

Dark and Devious ·

2022/09/26

In episode 56, Patrick covered the brutal murder of high school senior Hae Min Lee and the botched trial that put her ex boyfriend, Adnan Syed, behind bars. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. As recently as September 2022 there has been a big update in the investigation and in Adnan's life. Listen now as Patrick updates the story to reflect recent happenings, in a case that is near and dear to his heart. --- Support this podcast:

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01:05:11

Episode 75: The Assassination of Leon Trotsky

Dark and Devious ·

2022/09/06

Patrick is away on vacation this week so Chris has invited the marvelous superfan, Hannah Spaid (@nanaj_xo on Instagram) to be a guest on this week's episode. What started as a mini episode ended up being long enough for a full length one and once the two of us got talking about the assassination of one of the architects of the Russian Revolution we just couldn't stop ourselves. There are lots of fascinating facts and a few jokes (at Stalin's expense.) Enjoy! --- Support this podcast:

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01:11:09

Episode 74: The Servant Girl Annihilator of Austin, TX.

Dark and Devious ·

2022/08/28

A series of horrifying events in the late 1880s — better known as theServant Girl Annihilator or Servant Girl Murders —that first left local citizens of Austin, Texas, paralyzed with fear. The brutal killings in Austin occurred three years before Jack the Ripper terrorized London's East End (and there are some who believe the Servant Girl Annihilator and Jack the Ripper were the same person). Although these murders happened 75 years before the term serial killer was coined, it still sealed Austin's

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