Crime, Cults, & Coffee Brynne

Rachel Mellon Skemp was well-liked, thrived in school, & exuded positivity everywhere she went. Even with a tumultuous home life (at times), she seemed to have a glow about her. On January 31, 1996 — Rachel stayed home from school, only to mysteriously vanish by mid-day. Rachel has not been seen or heard from since.

If you have any information regarding Rachel or her disappearance, please contact:
• Bolingbrook PD: (630) 226-0600
• Bolingbrook Police Department Investigations Division: (630) 226-8620
• Crime Stoppers: (630) 378-4772
• Callers can also submit a web tip at bolingbrookcrimestoppers.org
*These can be submitted anonymously*

Sidenote: this week contains IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding future episodes of Crime, Cults, & Coffee 🎃👻🖤 Not ghosting you, just on a temporary hiatus. Tata for now!


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Spooky RE-RELEASE from last October 👻 Next week will come with a new episode, along with info going forward for when the Halloween babe is here 🦇 Thanks again for your understanding, listens, & support!

IT’S SPOOKY SEASON GUYS & GHOULS!!! If you’ve been listening long enough, you know how much we love this time of the year. So to be super festive, we’re bringing back the eerie.

This week we’re covering the story of Slender Man (aka Slendy) and the horrifying depictions that come along with him. Creature? Shadow? Human? How could a legend evolve into a murder plot of the most devious and disturbing kind? Listen in closely to find out… & maybe keep a light on.


Sidenote: Happy Birthday to the lovely Mom (Sunday) and Happy ✨now 3✨ Year Anniversary to Crime, Cults, & Coffee (Monday)!

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Thank you listeners for sticking it out with me as this week’s episode is another RE-RELEASE. Month 9 and I’m currently exhausted and trying to slow down a bit (since I haven’t up until now, along with running on fumes). I’m trying my best to still post something for you, even if that *something* isn’t a brand new episode!

In one of the most perplexing cases yet— this week we cover the story of the Mary Morris Murders. Two horrific crime scenes. Four days apart. Similar case details. Not to mention, two women with the SAME NAME. There are sooo many questions and not nearly enough answers.

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Bare with me, as this week’s episode is a RE-RELEASE!

TRIGGER WARNING: This case includes gruesome crime scene details.

What do you get when you combine fire, murder, money, and a bat-shit crazy human with a pig farm? This. Episode. Let's take you back to the early 1900's... when searching for a husband in the personal ads was apparently a thing (at least in this story anyway), and people were going missing left and right across the U.S. If you've never heard of the crimes committed by Belle Gunness-- you're going to want to give this week's episode a listen. Atrocious doesn't even begin to describe it.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Includes graphic detail, rape, and murder.

Peter Morin aka The Chameleon spent decades committing crimes... and 12 years (that we know of) taking the lives of others. Between living a transient lifestyle and going by a multitude of aliases, he evaded authorities and suspicion of certain crimes for years. Manipulative, cunning, and elusive -- he found ways to ensnare those around him, with no regards to human life. Listen in to hear not his story... but the story of the lives that were taken and/or affected by Morin, as well as his eventual capture.

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It’s BABY SHOWER WEEK!!! 🦇🎃🤍This week’s episode is a RE-RELEASE & there’s been a couple requests for coverage of this case lately. So here it is again for those who missed it/haven’t gotten to it/didn’t realize we had an episode on it/want to re-hash Brian’s story again. CCC will be back with a new episode for next week’s podcast!

In 2006– a night at the bar with friends, evolved into a massive mystery. The disappearance of Brian Shaffer is baffling, devastating, and ongoing. Where could this med student have gone? Was it foul play, an accident, or by choice? What happened after leaving the view of outdoor cameras? So many questions and not nearly enough answers.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact:
— the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-2358
— Stopcrime.org to submit a tip online

According to the poster on fbi.gov you can also:
— contact Detective Andre Edwards of the Columbus Police Department, Ohio at 614-645-4624 OR aedwards@columbuspolice.org
— contact FBI ViCAP at (800) 634-4097 OR vicap@leo.gov

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