Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
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
Episodes
219 episodes
Ep. 197 – Tillie Klimek, Murderess of Chicago
Tillie Klimek has many nicknames, among them “The Black Widow of Chicago,” “The High Priestess of the Bluebeard Clique,” and—my favorite—“The Premonition Poisoner.” She was rumored to be a psychic, and said to have poisoned as many as 20 people...
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Episode 197
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52:02
Ep 196 - Murder in Paradise: The Plastic Surgeon & The YouTube Star
In August 2023, trash collectors working at a garbage dump in Thailand discovered a fertilizer bag filled with dismembered human remains. The body parts came from an island that’s popular with tourists—Koh Phan-Ngan. Investigators soon connecte...
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Episode 196
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48:22
Ep. 195 – The Meeks Family Murder: A Historical Crime
In May 1896, a fiend attacked 5 members of the Meeks Family with a gun and a blunt object—allegedly an ax or hatchet. One family member survived to point the finger at the family’s killers, who turned out to be two very prominent citizens.<...
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Episode 195
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34:55
Ep. 194 - The Disappearance & Murder of Katherine Foster
When 18-year-old Katherine Foster disappeared, her friends and family banded together to find her. Two days later, searchers found her body in a wooded area near the University of South Alabama campus. Proving who put her there would be difficu...
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Episode 194
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59:45
Ep. 193 - The Murder of Christina Yuna Lee
In February 2022, Christina Yuna Lee was followed into her apartment complex in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood. Her neighbors called the police, who arrived in minutes—so why doesn’t this story have a happy ending?Patreon:
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Episode 193
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Ep. 192: The Cemetery Hill Family Murder
In December 2020, Timothy Saunders discovered a horrific scene in his daughter’s home on Cemetery Road. His daughter, Risa Saunders, lived in the house with her husband Daniel Long, and three sons named Gavin Smith, Gage Ripley, and Jameson Lon...
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Episode 192
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Ep. 191 - You Want a Piece of Me? The Top 3 Funniest Pie Crimes
This week, we’re going to take a break from talking about traumatic crimes. Instead, we’re going to tell you about some ridiculous crimes involving pie. Trust us, you’ll enjoy this episode. It’s officially one of our favorites. Patr...
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Episode 191
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Ep. 190 - 90 Seconds of Horror: The Murder of Warren Barnes
In February 2021, “the Reading Man” of Grand Junction, a man named Warren Barnes, became the target of an aspiring serial killer. Two days after Warren was last seen by his friends, a local teen’s mom found a severed head and hands in her son’s...
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Episode 190
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1:01:56
Ep. 189 - The Sex Doll Killer: The Murder of Kristen Trickle
On Halloween 2019, 26-year-old Kristen Trickle died in her bed. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but both Kristen’s family and the detectives on her case knew that it had to be murder. The evidence kept stacking up until authorities finally had ...
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Episode 189
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1:12:07
Ep. 188 – The Murder of Dedra Lawrence & Deanna Lawrence
In November 2017, 24-year-old Dedra Lawrence was sharing a home with her mom, 46-year-old Deanna Lawrence.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth:
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Episode 188
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Ep. 187 - The Murder of Regilla “Jill” Stacy
In 2013, 48-year-old Jill Stacy was canning homemade salsa made from veggies she grew on the morning someone brutally murdered her. Investigators suspected she knew her killer, but they really didn’t have any suspects. But cold case detectives ...
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Episode 187
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47:52
Ep. 186 - The Buffalo Narrows Ax Murders
As police arrived to arrest him, murderer Frederick Moses McCallum sat at a kitchen table, drinking tea. The priest he’d called to the crime scene stood nearby. Inside the small house in Buffalo Narrows, the seven members of the Pederson Family...
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Episode 186
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47:52
Ep. 185 - The Murderous Postmistress of West Palm Beach: The Crimes of Lena Clarke
It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than mee...
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Episode 185
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56:22
Ep. 184 - The Murder of Zion Foster
In January 2022, 17-year-old Zion Foster got off work and decided to hang out with her cousin. She never came home that night, and her family lost a creative girl who loved reading and being a big sister. Patreon:
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Episode 184
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43:34
Ep. 183 - Bad Acts Live: Movie Murders, Oh! The Horror, and Superhero Slip-Ups
Join us for a 3-Part Live Show from Comicpalooza in Houston, TX. We’re going to talk about movies inspired by real-life murders (hello, Scream), murders committed by killers who claimed to be creatures (sure, you’re a real vampire), and a few d...
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Episode 183
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48:27
Ep. 182 - The Stolen Life of Sara Ann Goodwin
When 18-year-old Sara Ann Goodwin disappeared off a notorious Houston, TX, street, her friends did everything they could to search for her. After her violent murder, the words used to talk about Sara would continue to tear her down.
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Episode 182
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48:27
Ep. 181 – The Devil Went Down to Georgia (& Up to Tennessee)
It’s Fall 2002, and teenagers Adam Chrismer and Samantha Leming decide to marry in a double wedding with their teenage friends, Kelly Willis and Brandon Chancey. Less than two months later, Adam and Samantha will be missing, as will Kelly’s ste...
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Episode 181
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2:02:02
Ep. 180 - Only Murders in the Boarding House
In October 2022, the tenants in Frances Walker’s boarding house knew something was wrong, even if the police didn’t believe them. Together, they investigated this murder until someone listened. Patreon:
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Episode 180
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53:47
Ep. 179 - The Stay Family Massacre
In July 2014, an intruder invaded the home of a loving family in Spring, Texas, on a misguided mission for revenge. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth:
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Episode 179
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Ep. 178 - Good Deed Punished: The Bonnie House Murders
In 2006, Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben tried to help out a family member going through a difficult time. Years later, her cousin Brian Dorsey would find himself in his own fight to live. Patreon:
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Episode 178
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1:02:12
Ep. 177 - The Murder of Zaria McKeever
23-year-old Zaria McKeever had a loving family and a beautiful baby girl whom she loved with all her heart. As she was starting her life over, her ex-boyfriend was stalking her every move, arranging a conspiracy that would end with two intruder...
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Episode 177
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59:01
Ep. 176 The Murder of Alicia DeBolt
In August 2010, Alicia DeBolt disappeared on the way to a party. Three days later, workers at a local asphalt plant discovered her burnt remains.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod...
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Episode 176
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Ep. 175: The Murder of Tanya McLean-Byrd
In February 2013, a man out walking his dog stumbled upon trash bags emitting a horrible smell. The bags contained the remains of Tanya Byrd, a woman with a contagious smile and the heart of a caregiver. Note: Tanya’s name is someti...
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Episode 175
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1:05:43
Ep. 174 - A Murder Between “Friends”
In June 2023, Tegan Day was caught up in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend, who was also dating a woman named Raquelle Casillas, who described herself as Tegan’s best friend. The throuple shared one bed—but they didn’t share one heart.&nb...
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Episode 174
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44:57