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Join longtime friends Joe and Ivan on a comedic journey through the mysteries of true crime. Since 2002, Joe and Ivan have been crafting comedy bits and skits together, honing their unique style. With their producer and co-host, Sam, at the sound processing helm, the trio dives into the depths of true crime mysteries, as well as music, history, and various other topics, with a twist. Joe and Ivan's comedic banter adds levity to even the darkest of subjects but always with a respectful approach. Their motto: Victims are never the subject of the joke; instead, the focus is on the perpetrators, pointing out irony and puns along the way. So buckle up and get ready to laugh, cringe, and ponder the mysteries of the human psyche with Joe, Ivan, and Sam on Dawn of Mantis!

Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More Dawn of Mantis Podcast

    • True Crime

Join longtime friends Joe and Ivan on a comedic journey through the mysteries of true crime. Since 2002, Joe and Ivan have been crafting comedy bits and skits together, honing their unique style. With their producer and co-host, Sam, at the sound processing helm, the trio dives into the depths of true crime mysteries, as well as music, history, and various other topics, with a twist. Joe and Ivan's comedic banter adds levity to even the darkest of subjects but always with a respectful approach. Their motto: Victims are never the subject of the joke; instead, the focus is on the perpetrators, pointing out irony and puns along the way. So buckle up and get ready to laugh, cringe, and ponder the mysteries of the human psyche with Joe, Ivan, and Sam on Dawn of Mantis!

    DOM Ep284 - The Emma Crawford Coffin Race

    DOM Ep284 - The Emma Crawford Coffin Race

    In this episode, Sam's sister Robin was in studio to talk about the peculiar and fantastic event that led to the annual "Emma Crawford Coffin Race" in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.

    • 43 min
    DOM Ep283 - The World's Oldest Serial Killer- Baba Anujka

    DOM Ep283 - The World's Oldest Serial Killer- Baba Anujka

    In this episode, we cover the story of the woman known as the world's oldest serial killer. From the late 1800s to the 1920s, Baba Anujka created deadly made-to-order concoctions that were used to kill dozens of men in what was then Yugoslavia. Redbeard SoundRedBeard Sound specializes in live sound engineering, recording, music production & audio editing.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support ...

    • 43 min
    DOM Ep282 - The Disappearance of Joshua Graham-Caskey

    DOM Ep282 - The Disappearance of Joshua Graham-Caskey

    January 18th of this year, then 25 year old Joshua Graham-Caskey abruptly left his home in Winterset, Iowa and drove nearly 600 miles south to Mena, Arkansas. Since being spotted on an ExxonMobil gas station security camera in Mena, only unverified eyewitness sightings of him remain. Support the Show.

    • 51 min
    DOM Ep281 - The "Arsenic Angel" of Death - Mary Ann Cotton (Pt. 2)

    DOM Ep281 - The "Arsenic Angel" of Death - Mary Ann Cotton (Pt. 2)

    In the second and final part of our series on Mary Ann Cotton, we cover her third and fourth marriages, the many more suspicious deaths that occurred in her presence, and finally her capture, trial and execution. Support the Show.

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    DOM Ep280 - The "Arsenic Angel" of Death - Mary Ann Cotton (Pt. 1)

    DOM Ep280 - The "Arsenic Angel" of Death - Mary Ann Cotton (Pt. 1)

    Lots of people seemed to get sick and die when Mary Ann Cotton was around. Over the course of twenty years, several of her husbands, most of her thirteen children, and even her mother and best friend died in Mary Ann's presence. Finally, in the early 1870s, someone became suspicious enough to investigate a few of the many deaths associated with her. In this episode, we cover Mary Ann's early life, her first two marriages and her foray into murder. Support the Show.

    • 43 min
    DOM Ep279 - The "Greenbrier Ghost" - Zona Heaster Shue

    DOM Ep279 - The "Greenbrier Ghost" - Zona Heaster Shue

    In this episode, we cover the strange case of Zona Heaster Shue, who died suddenly in early 1897, just three months after marrying a blacksmith named Erasmus Shue. Her death was initially ruled as "natural", but in the weeks following her funeral, Zona's heart broken mother claimed to have been visited by the ghost of her dead daughter. She further claimed that Zona's spirit had told her she had not died of natural causes, but had been murdered by her new husband. Support the Show.

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