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Despicable Beings

Come join me, Roxanne, as I discuss horrifying cases from all over the world. Some well known cases and some you may have never even heard of. I deep dive into the minds of killers, cults and many more criminals. With my comedic commentary which nobody asked for and story telling thanks to drama classes, let"s go on this journey together to talk about theses despicable beings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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E31 The Vampire Rapist: Wayne Boden

Despicable Beings ·

2025/11/28

Wayne Boden’s done a wonderful job. He’s killed another woman, and there’s only one thing left to do. Bite her breast over and over and over again.Yes, this killer likes to take a bite out of crime and later on in this episode, find out how this strange ritual would be his ultimate downfall. Now on Despicable beings.Social MediaDespicable Beings the true crime podcast. (@despicablebeings.pod) • Instagram photos and videosDespicable Beings.POD (@DespicableBPod) / XEmail:

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49:41

E30 Depravity for her husband’s loyalty: Valmae Beck...

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2025/11/12

“Today is the day!" "This is it; I can feel it.”Barrie John Watts is beaming with excitement. He’s been driving around in his car with his lovely wife, Valmae Beck and just knew it was the right time. They’re on holiday in the small town of Noosa, Australia. And now, while away from home, he thought it was the perfect time… to hunt.“We’ll find one today, Valmae. A virgin schoolgirl.”This is the case of when a twisted fantasy ends in murder. Now on Despicable Beings.Social MediaDespicable Beings the

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30:18

E29 The Killer Sorcerer | Ahmad Suradji

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2025/10/30

Ahmad Suradji knows what he must do, his father told him, his deceased father told him, in a dream.“Ahmad, in order to become a powerful shaman, you must drink the saliva of 70 dead young women.” But waiting for seventy women to die naturally takes too long, so let the killing begin.This is the case of how one man’s delusion would result in the death of many women. Now on Despicable BeingsSocial MediaDespicable Beings the true crime podcast. (@despicablebeings.pod) • Instagram photos and

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58:18

E28 Return to Nature: The Funeral Home of Horrors

Despicable Beings ·

2025/09/17

“Welcome to ‘Return to Nature Funeral Home.’ Here, we care for your deceased loved one and ensure their final farewell is respectful and eco-friendly. We focus on green and natural burial and cremation practices, using no harmful chemicals, and ensuring everything is biodegradable, allowing your loved one to… Return to Nature.”Jon and Carie Hallford are married and co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado. They promise an environmentally friendly and respectful farewell,

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4-Year-Old Boy Helps in Convicting Killers: The...

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2025/08/21

No, Mummy, Robbie was wet!”Four-year-old Archie Wilson is defending his honour. Despite what his babysitter, Andrew Kelly, told his mother, he DID NOT urinate on the carpet. On Saturday, the 24th of August 1996, teenager Andrew Kelly is babysitting 4-year-old Archie and his younger brother Jamie. He’s joined by his girlfriend, Sarah Jane O’Neil, and his friends, Robbie O’Brien and Donna Marie Brand. What starts as a typical Saturday evening spirals into a brutal attack and murder of a 14-year-old

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E26 Online Obession: The Murder of Amy Boyer

Despicable Beings ·

2025/04/10

There she is. Taunting me like always. “She broke my heart and now she’s going to work like it’s nothing. I loved her so much, she was everything to me, she invaded my every thought and there she goes, living her life as normal.”“That all ends today.”It’s close to 4:30pm and 21-year-old Liam Youens is in his car, watching the life of his life, Amy Boyer make her way to her car from work to go home.Amy has no idea Youens is watching her, she has no idea that she’s the love of his life and Amy has no

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35:51

E25 He Dismembered His Father and Used Him as a TV...

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2025/03/12

Nathan Robinson is watching tv. He spent the entire day cleaning every inch of the flat he shares with his father, William Spiller. And yes, he did make a mistake and flooded the bathroom floor, so much so that it soaked through to his downstairs neighbours flat and had ‘pink water droplets’ coming through the ceiling.But that’s over now and Nathan can to relax in front of the TV before travelling to Glasgow with his friends the next day.“let’s quickly make sure I’m not missing anything before I

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31:47

E24 Who killed the Miyazawa Family? And ate Ice Cream...

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2025/02/20

On Sunday 31st of December 2000, in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward, Haruko was worried. She hasn’t been able to contact her daughter, Yasuko Miyazawa, all morning. I mean it’s not too surprising, she’s probably preparing for the new year with her husband, Mikio and two children 8-year-old Niina and 6-year-old Rei, but still, who’s too busy to contact their mother? But when Haruko tried to call Yasuko again, she realised the Miyazawa home phone had been disconnected. This was so unusual and started to really

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30:35

E23 She Hacked His Body Up with An Axe: The Case of...

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2025/02/06

BANG! “What was that sound?”“I don’t know Scott, don’t worry about it.”“But it sounded like gun shot, and listen, I don’t hear Mum and Dad arguing anymore.” “Should we go check on them?”“NO! Don’t move.”Husband and wife, Joyce and Wayne Chant are spending another night fighting. Wayne is a very abusive husband and father, and Joyce and their three sons, Jamie, Craig and Scott, live in constant fear. Normally when Mum and Dad argue, the children watch TV and desperately try to keep out of the way,

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37:42

E22 From Living in the Walls to Murder: The...

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2025/01/31

“Okay, enough Tina!” “What?”“This isn’t funny anymore. First you pretend you didn’t drink the milk in fridge or my bottle of whiskey, then you hide me and your sister’s items pretending it’s an entity from the beyond. Now but you’ve pin our family photo to the wall with a knife! You’ve gone too far.”Dad, I promise it wasn’t me. I think it’s a ghost, Karen and I tried to contact mom on a Ouija board after she passed away and now, I think her or someone else haunting us.”The Bowen home is in disarray

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31:59

E21 Misguided Revenge: The murders of Max Dixon and...

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2025/01/22

You just never know what might happen when you leave your home. Maybe you find a £20 note on the pavement. You think, “yes, how lucky am I!” But first you check to see if anyone around you may have dropped the note. You don’t see anyone, so that evening you treat yourself to a takeaway. Or maybe while rushing to work, it’s raining, you have to come in early for a big meeting, but you woke up late and now you’re running to make the train and suddenly you fall headfirst in a muddy puddle, completely

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46:15

E20 “The Acid Lady”: Larissa Schuster’s Messy Divorce.

Despicable Beings ·

2025/01/15

“I need your help, James.Tim is trying to take everything in the divorce, I just want to teach him a lesson.”“A lesson?”“Yes, a lesson, that includes zip ties, a stun gun, chloroform and oh several bottles of hydrochloric acid!”Biochemist Larissa Schuster files for divorce in February 2002 from her husband Tim and the gloves are well and truly off. They fight over custody of the children, the house, just about everything you could fight over. If only where was something Larissa could do to help her

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40:58

E19 He Recorded his torture sessions! The possible 17...

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2024/12/22

May the 22nd 2002, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Bill Smith receives a letter. He recently wrote about the murder of Teresa Wilson and how he believed there was a serial killer at work. The letter It’s on brown paper and on top of the paper, has a beautiful design of flowers, grapes, a beehive and it even includes multiple farming equipment. And underneath the lovely design is a message typed using ‘Lucida Handwriting’, a cursive font and in red the letter starts, “Dear Bill, nice sob story about

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E18 It’s your child or me.” | The Murder of Karissa...

Despicable Beings ·

2024/12/04

Penny Boudreau is on the news, all the cameras and microphones facing her. She wants to break down and run away but she can’t, she needs to stay strong, she needs to plea for Karissa’s, her missing 12-year-old daughter’s safe return.“I just came here to reach out to my daughter.” “Umm… Karissa, I just want to tell you that there are lot of people who love you and want you home.” Penny continues to name every single family member and friend and lets Karissa know, that wherever she is, her family are

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37:44

E17 Dangerously Drunk: The murder of the Chervus

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2024/11/28

“Hello, my name is Paul and I’m an alcoholic.”“Hello Paul.”Paul Cox is 2 months into his sobriety and is attending Alcoholics Anonymous to aid his journey. He has support from his family and girlfriend, who helped him seek help. He’s following a 12-step program and he’s working on the 4th and 5th steps. Which I’m paraphrasing to Making an inventory of your wrongdoings and the 5th step is, in a nutshell, admitting the wrongdoings to yourself, a higher power and to another human being.Paul follows the

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E16 Killer Pub Landlord: Stephen French

Despicable Beings ·

2024/11/20

Stephen French, a pub landlord is on the phone to 999.“Someone’s been stabbed, I think they’re dead. His name is Chrissy, he’s about 49. One of our regulars.” “it’s a regular, is he?” Replies the 999 operator.“Yeah.”“Do you know who it was that stabbed him?”“I think they were foreigners.”Christopher Garford is lying on the floor in the Wisbech Arms pub bleeding to death. According to Stephen French and his fiancée, Joanna Gonsalves, the landlords of the Wisbech Arms pub, they claimed, two

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E15 She lived with her parent’s bodies for four...

Despicable Beings ·

2024/11/13

On the 15th of September 2023, Essex police raid a home on Pump Hill in Great Baddow near Chelmsford. They are looking for an elderly couple, 70-year-old John and his wife 71-year-old Lois McCullough. They have not been seen anyone in four years and Essex County council’s safeguarding team wanted police to do a welfare check. Police smash the open door, crawl in from the bottom. “it’s the police! Stay where you are!” pointing what I believe to be a teaser gun.35-year-old, Virginia seems to be the

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45:26

E14 The Matamoros Cult: The Murder of Mark Kilroy

Despicable Beings ·

2024/10/31

“HA! I’m invincible. I’m bulletproof, I’m protected.” Serafin scoffs. “Do what you must. I’ll be perfectly fine in the end.”“Where is he? Where is Mark Kilroy?”Serafin Hernandez Garcia is not concerned by the relentless questioning of the Mexican federal police. Despite the fact they found 100’s of pounds of marijuana on his property, a ranch. He knows nothing will come of it.Afterall, he has El Padrino (The Godfather) on his side. So, what’s the point of hiding? I mean honestly, why lie?Serafin

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E13 His Daughter, His Wife and His Victim: The case...

Despicable Beings ·

2024/10/25

“And I now pronounce you Husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride.” What a beautiful ceremony. The blushing bride, the happy husband, surrounded and supported by BOTH parents. What a lovely sight and the cherry on top is Katie, the bride is pregnant with the couple’s first child, Steven already has three but the very first child Denise was given up for adoption.Now I must admit, the parents on both sides, Steven’s Mum and Katie’s adopted parents were not very supportive of Steven and Katie’s

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E12 ‘The Man who killed Halloween’ Ronald Clark O’Bryan

Despicable Beings ·

2024/10/09

Knock, knock, knock! Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.And the children wait.There were no lights on in this house, but do you think the kids of Deer Park, Texas are going to let something like darkness get in their way of their sugar fix? Absolutely not!It’s Halloween night, October the 31st, 1974 and the goal is clear, CANDY, sweets, fun sized, super-sized, chocolate, lollipops, all the good stuff. So, when Ronald Clark O’Bryan was trick-a-treating with his children,

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