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Midwest Madness Danielle and Emily
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- True Crime
Two Midwestern sisters talk about true crime, cults, conspiracies and cryptids in the Midwest.
Huge thank you to Megan Garry for the amazing cover art.
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Better Sisters Than Us?
Danielle tells Emily the story of sisters Regina and Margaret DeFrancisco. We also talk about our tattoos and give the recommendation for where to get fine line tattoos in the Twin Cities.
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540
Email: mwmadnesspodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_and_Margaret_DeFrancisco
https://www.oxygen.com/killer-siblings/crime-news/defrancisco-sisters-shot-burned-oscar-velazquez
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Regina_and_Margaret_DeFrancisco -
Horrible Bunch of Girls
Trigger warning, violence against children. Emily tells Danielle a truly awful story about the murder of 12 year old Shanda Sharer.
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540
Email: mwmadnesspodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/shanda-sharer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shanda_Sharer#Toni_Lawrence
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/01/11/woman-convicted-1992-slaying-12-year-old-shanda-renee-sharer-released-prison/1023879001/
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-hate-fueled-murder-of-12-year-old-shanda-sharer -
Keeping Those Serial Cannibals Away
Danielle tells us the story of Myrtle Cole, an unsolved case from Minnesota 1981. She is the Queen of Hearts from the Missing Person's Deck.
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540
Email: mwmadnesspodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
The Deck Podcast https://thedeckpodcast.com/myrtle-cole/
https://www.fox9.com/news/40-years-since-unsolved-murder-of-81-year-old-myrtle-cole
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/40-years-later-81-year-old-myrtle-coles-brutal-murder-remains-unsolved/ -
Double First Communioned
Danielle and Emily talk about our weekend and Emily tells us a much less dark story of Angela Hammond. It's...weird.
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540
Email: mwmadnesspodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
https://www.cherylannkenney.com/
https://charleyproject.org/case/angela-marie-hammond
https://unsolved.com/gallery/angela-hammond/
https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/note-offers-clues-in-mistaken-1991-missouri-abduction/ -
A Not Butt Dial
Danielle tells Emily the story of Circle of Hope Boarding School, the sister school to Agape Ranch. We also have a cameo from our Dad.
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540
Email: mwmadnesspodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_Hope_Girls_Ranch
https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/circle-of-hope-householder-abuse-missouri
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2022/03/01/missouris-circle-hope-girls-ranch-new-abuse-lawsuits-amanda-householder-boyd-stephanie/6979390001/
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/trial-for-circle-of-hope-abuse-case-pushed-back-to-2024/ -
A Cult we wish we still didn't know about
Emily tells Danielle the story of the Church of Yahweh, trigger warning this one is bad. Animal abuse, child murder, SA.
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540
Email: mwmadnesspodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/christian-identity
https://www.omahamagazine.com/uncategorized/flush-him-down-the-toilet/
http://www.murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ryan-michael-wayne.htm
https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/crime-time/yahweh-nebraska-farmers-cults-slavery-torture-sodomy-murder