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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. 266 — From the Crawl Space: The Murder of Barbara...

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2026/02/19

Send a text In 2012 Barbara Latiolas hired a local teenager to mow her lawn. That decision led to a pair of killers hiding in her crawl space, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/2170263.html https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/teen-convicted-in-2012-strangul...

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Ep. 265 — “I’m so lonely, guess I’ll murder and...

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2026/02/12

Send a text In November 2024, 21-year-old Phoenix Spencer-Horn was just starting what should have been a long life. She was living with her boyfriend, Ewan Methven, and working in a restaurant in Scotland. Her life seemed to be on the right track, but there was darkness lingering beneath the surface. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podca...

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Ep. 264 — Chicago’s First Execution: The Murder of...

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2026/02/05

Send us a text In 1840, Lucretia Thompson left for her job as a housekeeper and never returned. Two days later, searchers found her bloody body near a wooded area, partially consumed by hogs. She’d been beaten to death with a roughly made club, which remained with her body. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47...

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Ep. 263 — The Murder of Jonathan Moyer

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2026/01/29

Send us a text In March 2003, 17-year-old Jonathan “Jonnie” Moyer disappeared. Around that same time, two of his best friends, 16-year-old Steva Hagelgans and 18-year-old Felina Billetdeaux were dealing with a strangely terrible smell in the home they shared. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvan...

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Ep. 262 — The West Nickel Mines School Massacre

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2026/01/22

Send us a text In October 2006, a man named Charles Roberts IV invaded a one-room Amish school house and took ten female students hostage. However, he underestimated the heroics of two Amish women who ran for help before he could carry out all of his terrible plans. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Ugly Radio — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095 Episode Source List: https://www.researchgate.net/publi...

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Ep. 261 — The Wise Family Murders

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2026/01/15

Send us a text In April 2006, six members of the Wise family suddenly went silent. The family patriarch, Jesse Lee Wise, Sr., who was on a business trip, knew that something must be wrong when his wife, Emily Wise, wasn’t answering his calls. The only person in their household of eight who answered his calls was his grandson, Jesse Dee Wise. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The Lost Signal — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/...

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Ep. 260 — Oops! Criminals Caught in the Act

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2026/01/08

Send us a text It’s my birthday! Since this episode comes out on my birthday, I wanted to do something fun, so I’ve collected some cases where burglars and stalkers were caught in the craziest ways. From getting stuck at the crime scene to having their crime in the background of a TikTok, these criminals had major oopsies that got them caught redhanded. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.a...

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Ep. 259 — A Wild West Torture Murder: The Murder of...

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2026/01/01

Send us a text Back in 1926, south Texas was still the wild west, and Dr. J.A. Ramsey was a prominent citizen of Mathis, Texas. After a late night call to a patient’s bedside, Dr. Ramsey disappeared. Soon, Harry Leahy, another promising citizen of Mathis approached Dr. Ramsey’s wife, trying to claim the reward for his return. Only, he couldn’t return Dr. Ramsey alive. This case has cowboys, an elaborate plan, rumored hitmen, Ma Ferguson again, Texas Rangers, a whole bunch of corruption, two ...

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Ep. 258 — The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927

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2025/12/25

Send us a text This case is so wild, y’all! It takes place in 1927 in Cisco, Texas, and involves a Santa, a robbery, bounties, a whole town full of people shooting at each other, murders, and mayhem. Merry Christmas from Bad Acts! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List: https://www.tshaonline.org/handboo...

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Ep. 257 — The Luna Family Murders

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2025/12/18

Send us a text One morning, Patricia Luna opened her door to accept a flower bouquet. Seven hours later, Patricia, her husband Albert, Sr., and two of their children were discovered in a ghastly crime scene that encompassed three rooms in their home. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4 Episode Source Li...

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Ep. 256 — The Murders of Jennifer & Robbie Tower

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2025/12/11

Send us a text In 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAWjmT4pkhg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N...

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Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike,...

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2025/12/04

Send us a text On September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/2024/20220560.html ...

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Ep. 254 — How (Not) to Solve Your Problems With a Hitman

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2025/11/20

Send us a text Today, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List: Gregory Hess https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/487-mda-2019.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/manipulator_or_target_...

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Ep. 253 — “The Boy is Mine”: A Hitman Case

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2025/11/13

Send us a text One boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List: telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/woman-workplace-love-triangle-search...

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Ep. 252: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: H.H. Holmes

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2025/11/06

Send us a text In the 1890s, Dr. H.H. Holmes became famous for being America’s 1st Serial Killer, even though he technically wasn’t the first. He’s also famous for building a murder castle in Chicago, where he reportedly murdered over a hundred victims with torture devices, secret gas chambers, and a secret crematorium. But what really happened in Holmes’ murder castle? Today, we’re going to talk about H.H. Holmes and his basic BS. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: ...

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Ep. 251: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: Dean Corll

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2025/10/30

Send us a text In part one, we’re discussing Houston’s most notorious serial killer, Dean Corll, aka The Candyman or The Candyman Killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales — https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales Help Identify Dean Corll’s Potential 28th Victim: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/candy-man-victim Episode Source List: The Candy Man — Dean Corll The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. Investigation Discover...

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Ep. 250 — The Kidnapping of Monica De Leon Barba

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2025/10/23

Send us a text In 2022, 29-year-old Monica De Leon Barba moved from San Mateo, California, to the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, to do photography work for a family member’s new business. But as she was walking on a normal city street with her dog Asa in broad daylight, a group of men kidnapped her. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1...

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Ep. 249 — The Brom Family Ax Murders

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2025/10/16

Send us a text In February 1988, 16-year-old David Brom used an ax to murder his parents Bernard and Paulette, and his siblings Diane and Ricky. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1990/c3-89-2269-2.html https://lawandinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/06_8Law_Ineq11989-199...

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THE LOST PIE EPISODE (a bonus)

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2025/10/11

Send us a text Y'all! I realized today that I accidentally posted the wrong audio for episode 191, which was called "You Wanna Piece of Me: The Top Three Funniest Pie Crimes." One of you lovely listeners had commented "this is not about pie *cry face*," and I've always wondered what that meant. *insert facepalm emoji* Today, I realized that the time length was the same for the episode before it...I posted the wrong audio. So, I have replaced it and am posting the real pie episode here. ...

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Ep. 248 — Is Texas Trying to Execute an Innocent Man?

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2025/10/08

Send us a text In January 2002, 2-year-old Nikki Curtis died from chronic double pneumonia and septic shock, which doctors had been treating. But as she clung to life, some doctors and nurses began to wonder…what if her father had actually shaken her? A doctor diagnosed Nikki with Shaken Baby Syndrome, which is now considered junk science. Still, the state of Texas plans to execute Nikki’s father, Robert Roberson, III on October 16, 2025. Sign the Petition: https://innocenceproject.org...

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