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PODCAST

Melanin Mayhem Podcast

Renee Davis - Host

A true crime podcast with a melanated leading cast. Melanin Mayhem shines a spotlight on some of the most intriguing and lesser-known criminal masterminds you"ve never heard of. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/renee-davis07 instagram.com/@MelaninMayhemPodcast facebook.com/melaninmayhempodcast twitter.com/MelaninMayhemPC youtube.com/@melaninmayhempodcast

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01:02:16

Anthony Balaam | The Trenton Strangler

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/04/08

Subscribe Now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.comThis week, we’re headed to Trenton…where a trifling predator turned late-night transactions into deadly encounters.What started as a hustle in the shadows…ended in a pattern of violence that would leave multiple women deadand a city on edge.And when the truth finally came out?It was DNA—Definitive. Not Alleged.This is the story of Anthony Balaam…The Trenton Strangler. Stay connected:www.melaninmayhempodcast.comFB: melanin mayhem podcastIG: @melanin

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00:45:35

Blood is Thicker Than Water | Melanin Mayhem Original...

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/04/06

Subscribe now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.com/Two families.One lie.And a revenge that didn’t end when it started.Because in 1949…something was taken that could never be returned.And the people living with the consequences?Don’t even know it yet.But when the truth finally comes out…It won’t just change the story—It’ll change who everybody is.Press play.Stay connected:www.melaninmayhempodcast.comFB: melaninmayhempodcastIG: @melaninmayhempodcastX: @melaninmayhempcYouTube:

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00:57:54

A Real-Life Horror Movie *Flashback Episode*

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/04/02

Subscribe now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.com/This week’s mayhem maker didn’t kill anybody. Didn’t assault anybody either.But what he did?So foul…lawmakers had to step in and make sure it could never happen again.So we’re taking it back with a replay of one of the wildest stories from the vault.We’re heading to the Tri-State Crematory—where things were NOT what they were supposed to be.And at the center of it all?The man in charge…Ray Brent Marsh.Stay connected:www.melaninmayhempodcast.comFB:

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00:34:54

The Come Up | Melanin Mayhem Original Story Series

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/30

Subscribe now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.com/Everybody wants a come up.A way out.A break.Something that finally shifts life in your favor.But what happens when that opportunity shows up…and it’s just a little too easy?Nick has spent his whole life waiting for his moment.And when it finally comes?All he has to do…is take it.The only question is—what comes with it?Stay connected:www.melaninmayhempodcast.comFB: melaninmayhempodcastIG: @melaninmayhempodcastX: @melaninmayhempcYouTube:

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00:17:50

The Favor | Ending C | Melanin Mayhem Original Story...

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/27

Subscribe Now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.comNoir Nation…You heard the ending that was voted to win, now how about the second runner up to give you a different perspective?Everything ain’t what it looked like.Because at some point…Danielle stops trying to get out…and starts understanding what she stepped into.And once she sees the bigger picture?The move she makes next…changes everything.Press play.Stay connected:www.melaninmayhempodcast.comFB: melaninmayhempodcastIG: @melaninmayhempodcastX:

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00:16:35

The Favor | Ending B | Melanin Mayhem Original Story...

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/26

Subscribe Now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.comNoir Nation… y’all made your choice 👀And baby, I hope you stand on it.Because this version?This ain’t about loyalty.This ain’t about friendship.This is about survival.Danielle is sitting in that room with everything pointing straight at her… and the only thing standing between her and a life she didn’t sign up for is one decision.One move.One name.And depending on how she plays it?Somebody walking out…and somebody taking the fall.But just know…when

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00:52:23

The Real OG's of Death Row **Replay w/ Bonus content**

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/25

Hey Noir Nation, today it's flashback mayhem with some bonus content to help you get over the hump including an update on the poll results for how the Melanin Mayhem Story Series - The Favor will end. We have one more Wednesday to get through and I will be back with fresh mayhem for everyone.I went antiquing with this one… and not the cute, little knick-knack kind either.I’m talking way back…where three melanated mami’s set it off…and then left this world in a way that made HISTORY.Yeah… it’s

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00:45:04

The Favor | Melanin Mayhem Original Story Series

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/20

You ever did somebody a favor… and wished you never did?Danielle Brooks thought she was doing a friend a small favor. Just hold a bag for a couple days. No questions. No drama. But when that bag leads to a dead man, a police interrogation, and a friendship built on lies, Danielle realizes too late that some favors don’t come cheap. Welcome to the first installment of the Melanin Mayhem Original Story Series—where one bad decision can ruin everything.It’s not a crime story.It’s a choice.Three

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00:52:29

The Black Widow of Maryland *Replay episode*

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/18

***Flashback Episode***She played in everybody's face as the grieving widow when all the while she was playing them like poker chips. This week, we dive into the twisted tale of Josephine Gray — a woman whose lovers had a nasty habit of ending up communing with the Lord. But while the bodies dropped, her bank account grew, getting fat off life insurance payouts. With voodoo, manipulation, and a cold heart, Josephine managed to stay steps ahead of the law — that is until the law figured out how

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00:53:35

Soldier Turned Sniper

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/11

A peaceful protest in Dallas. An ex-soldier armed to the teeth. And a night that at the time would become the deadliest attack on law enforcement since 9/11.This week we examine the case of Micah Xavier Johnson — the Army veteran who turned a BLM demonstration into a battlefield. Who was the man that would ultimately carry out a shocking act of violence that left multiple police officers dead and wounded? What pushed him over the edge? Let's talk about how anger, disillusionment, and a terrible

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00:59:28

Penitentiary Ready

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/04

In this week’s episode we are diving into one of the most disturbing stories this podcast has ever covered.Joshua Anderson terrorized a North Tulsa neighborhood in the mid-2000s with a relentless, unforgiving pattern of violence—assaults, robberies, shootings, and intimidation that left residents too afraid to speak out and essentially prisoners in their own homes. The violence reached unimaginable levels and what followed was a series of acts so cruel and depraved it shocks the senses.This episode

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00:57:54

A Real-Life Horror Movie *Flashback Episode*

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/03/01

Subscribe now: melaninmayhempodcast.supercast.com/This week’s mayhem maker didn’t kill anybody.Didn’t assault anybody either.But what he did?So foul…lawmakers had to step in and make sure it could never happen again.So we’re taking it back with a replay of one of the wildest stories from the vault.We’re heading to the Tri-State Crematory—where things were NOT what they were supposed to be.And at the center of it all?The man in charge…Ray Brent Marsh.Stay connected:www.melaninmayhempodcast.comFB:

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01:08:06

The Trash Bag Man

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Three women. Nine months. One garage on Hayden Avenue.In the summer of 2013, a stretch of road in East Cleveland was engulfed in a smell nobody wanted to name. What started as whispers of missing women turned into trash bags, flies, and a predator hiding in plain sight.But this isn’t just a story about a serial killer. It’s about what happens when warning signs get ignored, when entire neighborhoods normalize the abnormal, and when certain victims don’t trigger urgency.This week in Noir Nation,

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01:04:02

The Most Protected Killer in History

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/02/18

In 1920 Kentucky, a brutal crime shocked a quiet ruralcommunity — but the crime itself isn’t what made history. What happened after did.When Will Lockett was accused of the murder of a 10-year-oldgirl, outrage spread fast. A lynch mob formed. Thousands gathered. The entire town braced for blood. But instead of turning him over… the government did something almost unheard of in American history.They protected him.A brutal crime, a furious mob, and a government willing touse deadly force to protect

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00:56:59

Bishop Bling Bling

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/02/11

This week we’re talking about faith, flash, and felonies.Meet Lamor Miller-Whitehead — the designer-dripped preacher who built a brand on prosperity, power circles, and pulpit performance… until the feds came knocking.From mortgage fraud to fake financial documents, political name-dropping, and a church robbery that had the internet in shambles — this is the story of a man who blurred the line between prophet and profit.Because not everybody standing behind a pulpit is preaching salvation.Some are

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00:56:42

Milwaukee North Side Strangler

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/02/04

For nearly 30 years, women were being found dead on Milwaukee’s north side — and nobody saw the monster standing right in front of them.This week we are dragging a career criminal who was in and out of jail, in and out of police files… and somehow still walking free while women kept turning up dead around his mama’s house.He was violent.He was reckless.He was a known problem.And still — he slipped through every crack.From corrupt halfway houses and snitch deals to botched DNA swabs and wrongful

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01:14:17

The Southside Strangler

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/01/28

In Virginia in the 80s, women were being attacked, little evidence was being left behind, and the wrong man was sitting in a prison cell.This week I bring you the unbelievable story of Timothy Wilson Spencer — a serial killer whose audacious crimes were eerily quiet, yet the impact was like a bomb going off in these bedroom communities of Arlington and Richmond. A story of investigatory missteps, false confessions, and new discoveries in science that finally blew the case wide open. This story has

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00:56:48

Robert Nixon AKA Brick Basher

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/01/21

Noir Nation… this one is WILD. We’re going back in time for a dusty and disgusting tale of brick-to-the-dome brutality, creepy break-ins, and press coverage so racist you’ll want to fight the newspaper. Robert Nixon was a young cat committing grown-man crimes—and the system wasted no time making sure he didn’t live long enough to become anything else.But here’s the twist: the deeper you dig, the uglier it gets. Add to that sensationalized press coverage, racist tropes, shaky evidence, and a system

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01:04:37

The Shotgun Stalker of DC

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/01/14

This week on Melanin Mayhem, we’re dragging James Edward Swann Jr., aka the “Shotgun Stalker.” In 1993, DC had a real-life nightmare rolling through two very different neighborhoods in the metro area and baby—this case is equal parts terrifying and infuriating. Random victims. A hunting ground that he never switched up. And a police response that’ll have you yelling at your speaker. Press play and let me tell you all about the shotgun shenanigans of it

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01:00:10

2025 Top 10 Countdown

Melanin Mayhem Podcast ·

2026/01/07

It’s been a year of audacity, diabolical behavior, and pure mayhem — and now it’s time to run it back.In this 2025 Year-End Review, your favorite country girl counts down the Top 10 Melanin Mayhem Podcast episodes of the year, based on listener engagement and the sheer what-the-hell-did-I-just-listen-to factor.From serial offenders and scandalous lovers to insurance schemes, courtroom chaos, and crimes that left communities reeling, this episode revisits the cases that shook Noir Nation in 2025. And

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