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Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast

Murders, mysteries and laughter. Wicked and Grim is a podcast created and hosted by a husband and wife duo with an affinity for true crime. We tell the stories of victims and explore the world of sinister tales, all while keeping things light hearted to take away the power and fear mongering from the perpetrators.This is Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast.

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All Episodes

01:11:15

Amy Allwine’s Dark Web Murder

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/27

In May 2016, FBI agents arrived at the Minnesota home of Amy and Stephen Allwine with a chilling message: someone had attempted to hire a hitman on the dark web to kill Amy. The anonymous user had paid thousands in Bitcoin to a site called "Besa Mafia", a supposed murder for hire marketplace hidden in the encrypted corners of the internet. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a twisted plot involving fake identities, dark web scams, and a shocking betrayal that would ultimately end

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00:45:09

Lawnchair Larry Walters

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/23

On July 2, 1982, a 33 year old truck driver named Larry Walters launched himself into the skies above Los Angeles using a lawn chair and 45 helium filled weather balloons. Within minutes, he had ascended to 16,000 feet, drifting directly into controlled airspace near LAX, confusing commercial pilots and triggering a response from federal authorities. He carried no license, no flight plan, and no training, just a pellet gun, a parachute, and a lifelong dream of flying. What began as a backyard

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00:54:56

The Tragic Murder of Annie Kasprzak

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/20

nnie Kasprzak was just 15 years old when she vanished from her quiet suburban home in Riverton, Utah. A note left behind suggested she had run away, but within 24 hours, her beaten body was discovered in the icy waters of the Jordan River, her face so badly disfigured she had to be identified by dental records. What began as a runaway case quickly spiralled into a murder investigation riddled with dead ends a mystery suspect named “LJ".Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:55:23

The Family Vlogger - Ruby Franke - Part 2

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/16

uby Franke rose to online fame as the matriarch of 8 Passengers, a YouTube family vlog that gained millions of views for its portrayal of traditional parenting and everyday life. But behind the scenes, a much darker reality was unfolding, one that came to light in 2023 when her 12 year old son escaped from a home in southern Utah, showing clear signs of abuse. The disturbing case led to Franke’s arrest, alongside her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, and exposed a deeply troubling pattern of

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00:39:28

The Family Vlogger - Ruby Franke - Part 1

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/13

Ruby Franke rose to online fame as the matriarch of 8 Passengers, a YouTube family vlog that gained millions of views for its portrayal of traditional parenting and everyday life. But behind the scenes, a much darker reality was unfolding, one that came to light in 2023 when her 12 year old son escaped from a home in southern Utah, showing clear signs of abuse. The disturbing case led to Franke’s arrest, alongside her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, and exposed a deeply troubling pattern of

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00:48:25

Taylor Parker - Fetal Abduction

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/09

Reagan Hancock was just 21 and weeks from giving birth when her life was stolen in one of the most disturbing crimes in recent memory. Taylor Parker, who had faked an entire pregnancy to her boyfriend, brutally attacked Reagan in her own home, beating her, stabbing her over 100 times, and cutting her unborn baby from her womb with a scalpel. Taylor then fled the scene with the infant, intending to pass the child off as her own. It was a calculated, cold-blooded act of fetal abduction that left a

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00:55:29

Incest, Murder & Suicide: Steven & Katie Pladl

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/06

When 18 year old Katie Fusco contacted her biological parents, she was looking for answers about her adoption and identity. What followed was a deeply disturbing chain of events. She moved in with her birth family, became romantically involved with her biological father, and gave birth to his child. The relationship led to arrests, court orders, and ultimately a multistate murder-suicide. This is the true story of how a search for family turned into one of the most tragic and unsettling cases in

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00:48:33

The Hammersmith Ghost Murder

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/02

In early 1804, a man was shot dead in a London street, but not by a criminal, but by someone who believed he was firing at a ghost. The killing was rooted in panic and superstition as a white clad ghost was said o be roaming the streets. This murder of mistaken identity, led to a landmark trial that would challenge the boundaries of selfdefense in British law. This is the case of the Hammersmith Ghost, where folklore met fatal consequence.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:52:29

The I-70 Killer

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/29

In 1992, a cold-blooded killer stalked small shops across the Midwest, striking without warning and disappearing into the endless flow of the interstate. Six victims. Three states. One haunting mystery. Over 30 years later, the man known only as the I-70 Killer is still out there, or so we fear. This is the unsolved story of a road trip fueled by murder.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:46:29

The Covid Cover Up Murder - Gretchen Anthony

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2025/04/25

In March 2020, 51 year old Gretchen Anthony vanished from her home in Jupiter, Florida. Strange text messages claimed she was hospitalized with COVID-19, but there was no record of her anywhere and her car was found abandoned outside a medical center. Days later, a hidden security camera and an Alexa recording would expose a horrifying truth no one was prepared for.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:56:35

The Monster with 21 Faces

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/22

In 1984, Japan was a place where crime was rare, and trust in police was rock solid. That made what happened next all the more shocking. A major candy company CEO was kidnapped straight from his own home while he was in the bath. What followed was a bizarre, 17-month-long nightmare of threats, poisoned candy, and one of the most infamous unsolved mysteries in Japanese history, the case of the Monster with 21 Faces.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:45:19

Winnie Ruth Judd - The Trunk Murderess - Part 2

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/18

When Winnie Ruth Judd stepped onto a train bound for Los Angeles, no one knew she was traveling with the dismembered bodies of her two best friends. The public quickly branded her “The Trunk Murderess,” a cold blooded killer with a shocking story. But behind the headlines was a tangled web of jealousy, secret affairs, and a powerful man who may have helped cover it all up. Nearly a century later, the truth behind the murders remains as murky and unsettling as ever. Our other podcast:

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00:44:26

Winnie Ruth Judd - The Trunk Murderess - Part 1

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/15

When Winnie Ruth Judd stepped onto a train bound for Los Angeles, no one knew she was traveling with the dismembered bodies of her two best friends. The public quickly branded her “The Trunk Murderess,” a cold blooded killer with a shocking story. But behind the headlines was a tangled web of jealousy, secret affairs, and a powerful man who may have helped cover it all up. Nearly a century later, the truth behind the murders remains as murky and unsettling as ever.Our other podcast:

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00:47:21

Stalking and Murder of Celeste Manno

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Celeste Manno was stalked for over a year, begged police for help, and had a protection order in place. But none of it stopped her killer. On November 16, 2020, he broke into her bedroom and murdered her in under three minutes. It was a brutal attack, and an even greater failure of the justice system, which failed to protect Celeste from a monster named Luay Sako.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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01:06:51

The Springfield Three

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/09

Three women vanished from their home in the dead of night, no screams, no struggle, no sign of how they were taken or where they went. Their purses were left behind, the beds appeared slept in, and the television buzzed with static, untouched. What began as a quiet morning in Springfield, Missouri, quickly unraveled into one of the most chilling missing persons cases in American history.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:58:58

Paul Denyer - The Frankston Murders

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/04

In 1993, fear took hold of Frankston Australia after three women were murdered within just seven weeks. The community was left reeling as police searched for answers, unaware the killer was a 21-year-old local man hiding in plain sight. Paul Denyer didn’t just target his victims, he stalked them, studied them, and later told police he’d wanted to kill since he was 14. Today, he’s remembered as one of Australia’s most disturbing and remorseless serial killers.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:54:03

The Farmville Murders

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/01

They met online, bonded over horrorcore music, and after nearly a year of talking, 20-year-old Richard McCroskey flew from California to meet 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock in Farmville, Virginia. Just days after attending a concert together, Emma, her mother Debra Kelley, her best friend Melanie Wells, and her father Reverend Mark Niederbrock were all found brutally murdered. What began as a teenage dream turned into a nightmare, one so gruesome that the smell of death had already seeped through the

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00:43:13

Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/28

In 2011, six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen was picked up from school by his mother, and he hasn’t been seen since.What followed was a three-day road trip across the Midwest, ending with Amy Fry-Pitzen’s suicide and a haunting note that claimed Timmothy was safe… but gone for good. It’s a case that’s baffled investigators for over a decade, and it all began with one mother’s desperate plan. Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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01:09:38

Shaye Groves - True Crime Fan Turned Murderer

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/25

Shaye Groves was known for her fascination with serial killers, her bedroom lined with mugshots and shelves stacked with true crime books. But when her obsession turned deadly, her boyfriend Frankie Fitzgerald became the victim of a so-called “crime of passion” that left the public shaken and raised unsettling questions about the darker side of true crime culture.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" -

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00:46:31

Ellen and Jerry Gilland – A Mercy Killing

Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/21

They were childhood sweethearts who spent over fifty years building a life side by side, only to have it end with the pull of a trigger in a quiet hospital room. Ellen Gilland says she took her husband’s life because he asked her to, because he couldn’t take the pain anymore, and she couldn’t bear to watch him suffer. What followed was not only a death, but a four-hour standoff, a courtroom reckoning, and the unraveling of a love story that had lasted a lifetime.Our other podcast:

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