Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
Episodes
302 episodes
Ep. 278 — Ray the Ripper: A Houston Spree Killing
Over an 8-day period in April 2002, 28-year-old Ray McArthur Freeney preyed on sex workers on Houston, TX’s infamous Bissonnet Strip. He murdered 15-year-old Kirshalynne Jones and 36-year-old Vicky Dean, but they weren’t his only victims. In fa...
Ep. 277 — The Murder of Michelle Shadbolt
On February 14, 1987, Michelle Shadbolt’s stepmother found her brutally murdered in her living room. Everyone suspected Michelle’s estranged husband, but investigators didn’t have enough evidence to arrest him. That’s because he wasn’t their ki...
Ep. 276 — Amelia & The Devil: A Diabolical Murder Case
In 2011, Amelia Espinoza was raising her son, 18-year-old Moises Meraz-Espinoza, in Los Angeles. This time, Satan really was waiting in the wings…Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/
Ep. 275 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 3
In 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Pa...
Ep. 274 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 2
In 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Pa...
Ep. 273 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 1
In 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Pa...
Ep. 272 — The Murder of Paycin Kritlow
In July 2020, 18-year-old Paycin Kritlow was celebrating his high school graduation with his lifelong friends when he died at the hands of someone he’d never have expected.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: http...
Ep. 271 — The Chinese “Jack the Ripper”
Over 14 years, a depraved madman preyed on the women of Baiyin, China. After 11 murders, the killer suddenly stopped, and investigators feared that they’d never find him. But science is always advancing, and genetic genealogy would break the ca...
Ep. 270 — The Murder of Cynthia “Cindy” Capps
In October 2020, Cynthia Capps and her husband Jorge Gonzalez were renting out their extra rooms to make ends meet during the pandemic. One evening, Cindy seemingly disappeared while Jorge was in the shower. When Jorge found a blood spot on the...
Ep. 269 — The Murder of Gabrielle “Britney” Ujlaky
16-year-old Britney Ujlaky was a cowgirl with big goals for her future. She seemed unstoppable, but one of her most trusted friends was a snake in the grass. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podm...
Ep. 268 — The Choctaw Three: A Murder that Never Happened
*The most bananas case I’ve covered* In 1999, the tiny town of Butler, Alabama, made national headlines when three intellectually disabled defendants were accused of killing a baby that never existed. What started out as a lie told by Victoria ...
Ep. 267 — Fortune Teller: The Historic Kintzler Murders
In 1877, German immigrants John and Gretchen Kintzler lived in a messy log cabin in Troxelville, Pennsylvania. On Sundays, John told fortunes at their kitchen table, so the couple had more money than their humble home suggested. Then, on Decemb...
Ep. 266 — From the Crawl Space: The Murder of Barbara Latiolais
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/badactspodPodMoth: ...
Ep. 265 — “I’m so lonely, guess I’ll murder and dismember you”
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 ther...
Ep. 264 — Chicago’s First Execution: The Murder of Lucretia Thompson
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...
Ep. 263 — The Murder of Jonathan Moyer
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....
Ep. 262 — The West Nickel Mines School Massacre
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...
Ep. 261 — The Wise Family Murders
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 ...
Ep. 260 — Oops! Criminals Caught in the Act
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 ...
Ep. 259 — A Wild West Torture Murder: The Murder of Dr. J.A. Ramsey
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 appr...
Ep. 258 — The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927
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....
Ep. 257 — The Luna Family Murders
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.
Ep. 256 — The Murders of Jennifer & Robbie Tower
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/badactspodPodMoth:...
Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike, Lyrik Poike, and Dakota Smith
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...
Ep. 254 — How (Not) to Solve Your Problems With a Hitman
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/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network...