The Bad Taste Crime Podcast

The Bad Taste Crime Podcast
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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste... Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 221 - Vests Over Shirts

    When "love" is used as a weapon and "reputation" becomes a motive. This episode explores the devastating phenomenon of honor killings—a practice that turns family members into foes under the guise of tradition. We’re looking at the psychology behind the act, the cultural pressures that fuel it, and why justice is so often hard to find when the crime is kept within the house. Research links below! The Guardian - "Banaz Mahmod was murdered 20 years ago; the fight for a law on 'honour'-based abuse goes on" BBC News - "Banaz Mahmod 'honour' killing cousins jailed for life" Fuuse - "Banaz A Love Story" "Criminology Knowledge Organiser: The Case of Banaz Mahmod" The Guardian - "'Honour killings? It should be called the devil's work': Bekhal Mahmod on the murder of her sister" Global Citizen - "Child Marriage Survivor Payzee Mahmod Is Fighting to Change the Law" The Guardian - "The kiss of death" BBC News - "Lover 'heartbroken' over killing" Girls Not Brides - "United Kingdom" Amnesty International - "The Horror of 'Honor Killings', Even in US" NPR - "Father Found Guilty In Arizona 'Honor Killing'" Paramount+ - "A Global Manhunt for a Father of a Young Murder Victim Leads '48 Hours Mystery' to Examine Honor Killings" abcNews - "Muslim Man Guilty of 'Honor Killing' in Daughter's Death" 48 Hours Mystery - "Honor Killing on trial"

    1h 15m

  2. MAR 18

    Episode 220 - Adam III

    One minute they’re standing right there; the next, there’s nothing but a cold trail and a lot of awkward questions. This week, we’re diving into the art of the disappearing act—no magic wands, just empty rooms and cases that refuse to stay closed. Research links below!: Goodreads - "Ambrose Bierce" Poetry Foundation - "Ambrose Bierce" The Paris Review - "Very Trustworthy Witnesses" Britannica - "Ambrose Bierce" Reactor - "The Weirdness of Ambrose Bierce: From 'Owl Creek Bridge' to Horror and Satire" Literary Hub - "No one knows why Ambrose Bierce disappeared, but here are some theories" Legends of America - "Bennington Triangle, Vermont" Sharon A. Hill - "Triangle Trope of Vermont: Bennington" Vermonter.com - "Bennington Triangle: Vermont's Unsolved Mystery Where 5 People Vanished (1945-1950)" The Bennington Evening Banner - "Monday Combination of Pine and Other Evergreens and a Check Possible Foul Play in Disappearance of Jepson Boy"

    1h 3m

  3. MAR 6

    Episode 219 - The Opposite of Bright

    The frontier wasn’t just wide open—it was wide-eyed and lawless. This week, we’re trading our forensic kits for spurs as we head back to the era of the Wild West. Before there were fingerprints and DNA, there were just grainy "Wanted" posters and a whole lot of audacity. Research links below! History - "The Dead Outlaw Whose Mummy Became a Traveling Show Prop" Library of Congress Blogs - "Elmer McCurdy: Traveling Corpse" Broadway - "The Wild, Weird True Story of Elmer McCurdy, Broadway's Dead Otulaw" NPR: Snap Judgement - "The Long, Strange, 60-Year Trip of Elmer McCurdy" Travel OK - "Elmer McCurdy Grave Site"  Utah - "Just Who Was the Outlaw Queen Etta Place?" Find a Grave - "Etta Place" True West Magazine - "What happened to Etta Place?" Historynet - "She was romantically linked to the 'Sundance Kid' - but much about her remains a mystery" Legends of America - "Etta Place - Hanging With the Sundance Kid"

    1h 12m

  4. FEB 21

    Episode 218 - Hey, I'm Fish

    Deep in the Appalachian heartland, the scenery is breathtaking—but the secrets are buried even deeper. In West Virginia, "Wild and Wonderful" occasionally takes a detour into "Dark and Deadly." From the winding backroads of the hollers to the misty shadows of the mountain peaks, we’re exploring the cases that prove some things are better left unsaid in the hills. Whether it’s a decades-old cold case that the locals still whisper about or a mystery where the truth is stranger than the folklore, this episode proves that in the Mountain State, the quiet can be deafening. Research links below! Greenbrier Valley - "Greenbrier Ghost, Zona Heaster Shue" Dannye Chase - "The Greenbrier Ghost" West Virginia Ghosts and Legends - "The Green Brier Ghost" Appalachian History - "The Greenbrier Ghost" Samsara Parchment - "Spooky Saturday: The Greenbrier Ghost" The Wall Street Journal - "A Coal CEO's Unusual Pastime: Firing Up West Virginia's Politics" NPR - "Massey CEO's Pay Soared As Mine Concerns Grew" NPR - "Mine Probe Examines Airflow, Possible Tampering" Washington Post - "West Virginia mine has been cited for myriad safety violations" abc News - "West Virginia Mine Survivor: Blast Felt Like 'Hurricane-Force Winds'" The New York Times - "No Survivors Found After West Virginia Mine Disaster" CNN - "12 killed in West Virginia mine blast" abc News - "Government Investigation Faults Massey Energy in West Virginia Mine Disaster" CNN - "Report: Deadliest U.S. mine disaster in decades due to safety failures" NPR - "Mine Victims' Families Recall Fear, Safety Issues" United States Department of Labor - "US Labor Department's MSHA cites corporate culture as root cause of Upper Big Branch Mine disaster Massey issued 369 citations and orders with $10.8 million in civil penalties" The New York Times - "Conviction of Don Blankenship, Ex-Coal Baron, Should be Overturned, Judge Recommends" Market Watch - "Guilty plea in 2010 mine disaster" United States Attorney's Office - "Former Upper Big Branch Mine Superintendent Sentenced To Prison"

    1h 19m

  5. FEB 6

    Episode 217 - So How Do You Feel About Trains?

    Most podcasts tell you what happened; this week, we’re looking at why the wires got crossed in the first place. We’re dissecting the intersection of mental illness and the legal system, from the psychology of "diminished capacity" to the societal failures that turn patients into perpetrators. It’s not an excuse—it’s an explanation. Grab your coffee and your DSM-5; we're going deep into the headspace of the headlines. Research links below! Star Tribune - "Alvin Taylor" Deluth News Tribune - "Man who killed Esko native in Wisonsin in 1986 again denied release" The Dunn County News - "Taylor: placed in Mendota" The Sheboygan Press - "Suspect A 'Soldier Of God'" Leader-Telegram - "Alvin Taylor faces third murder charge" Leader-Telegram - "Portage man charged with two murders" ICJIA - "Mental Illness and Violence: Is there a Link?" Wisconsin Radio Network - "Serial killer Alvin Taylor again seeking release" National Library of Medicine - "Health care serial murder" BBC News - "Canadian nurse charged with eight murders" Getty Images - "Elizabeth Wettlaufer" The Washington Post - "Canadian public inquiry: If serial killer nurse hadn't confessed, she wouldn't have been caught" dreading (crime and psychology) - "The Red Surge: The Case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer" (YouTube)

    1h 32m

  6. JAN 26

    Episode 216 - 101 Things to Do in Jail

    They had the motive, the weapon, and the perfect vantage point—until they didn’t. This week, we’re looking at the history-altering moments that didn't happen. We explore the thin line between a tragedy and a "near miss," diving into the strange stories of high-stakes targets who escaped by the skin of their teeth. Whether it was a stroke of sheer luck, a mechanical fail, or a target who was just too stubborn to go down, these are the plots that crashed and burned at the finish line. Research links below! Famous American Trials - "Biographic Sketch of Lewis Powell" Smithsonian - "Lewis Thornton Powell" Lincoln Conspirators - "Lewis Powell's Life in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida" Abraham Lincoln's Assassination - "Lewis Powell" EBSCO - "Lewis Powell" All That's Interesting - "Lewis Powell, The Lincoln Assassination Co-Conspirator Who Stabbed The Secretary Of State" The New York Times - "Bremer Diary Details Effort to Kill Nixon" The New York Times - "To Save America's Lost Children" The New York Times - "Now, Arthur Bremer Is Known" The New York Times - "Article Says Nixon Schemed to Tie For to Wallace Attack" "An Assassin's Diary" by Arthur Bremer Justia - "Bremer v. State" 1819 News - "Arthur Bremer's sentence ends May 15 on anniversary of shooting former Gov. George Wallace" WSFA 12 News - "George C. Wallace attempted assassin free after 53 years" (YouTube) TIME - "The Nation: The Making of a Lonely Misfit"

    1h 17m

  7. JAN 7

    Episode 215 - Add to Cart

    The decade of dial-up wasn't all boy bands and bright colors—underneath the neon glow, things were getting dark. This week, we’re looking back at crimes that shook the 90s. From grainy VHS leads to the early days of DNA, we’re revisiting the era when "the 411" was often a matter of life and death. Research links below! Psychology Today - "Murder of a Ghost Writer" Psi Encyclopedia - "D Scott Rogo" Los Angeles Times - "Author of Books on the Paranormal Found Slain: Northridge: The 40-year-old was stabbed to death in his home. Police, hunting for a motive, say they have no proof to link his death to his livelihood." Chill Seekers - "The Life and Death of D. Scott Rogo" HubPages - "The Life and Mysterious Death of D. Scott Rogo" Margaret Press - "Details on the D. Scott Rogo Murder" Find a Grave - "Adrianne Jessica Jones" Texas Monthly - "The Killer Cadets" Getty Images - "Murder of Adrianne Jones" Crime Library - "The Texas Cadet Murder Case" Alamy - "Adrianne Jones"

    1h 12m

  8. 12/24/2025

    Episode 214 - Over There Fifing

    Everything is bigger in Texas—including the crime scenes. This week, we’re heading to the Lone Star State to untangle a web of small-town secrets, big-time betrayal, and a motive as dry as a West Texas summer. Grab a Shiner, lock your doors, and remember: in Texas, "bless your heart" is a kindness, but "I've got a shovel" is a threat. Research links below! abc13 - "Texas Mansion Mystery: The life and murders of Joan Robinson Hill and Dr. John Hill" HAIF - "The Murder Of Joan Robinson Hill" Texas Archive - "Joan and John Hill Murder Investigations - KPRC-TV Collection" People - "A Texas Socialite Died Mysteriously. Did Her Powerful Father Take Justice into His Own Hands?" abc11 - "Iconic home in Texas Mansion Murder is on the market in Houston" Find A Grave - "Joan Olive Robinson Hill" Park City Daily News - "Halloween death planned for convicted candy killer" The Free Lance-Star - "Impact of the 'Candy Man'" The Dispatch - "Man convicted of poisoning son" Lakeland Ledger - "Chemist Heard In Murder Trial" The Free Lance-Star - "Court rejects condemned man's plea" The Deseret News - "Lethal injection ends life of Texas dad who killed his 8-year-old son with cyanide candy" The Victoria Advocate - "Poison Candy Trial Testimony To End" Gainsville Sun - "'Candy Man' executed by injection in Texas"

    1h 21m
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Do you enjoy tales of serial killers, insane crimes, and occasional conspiracies? Then join Vicky and Rachel every other week to talk about all of this and more! As long as it's in Bad Taste... Hosts: Vicky Walters and Rachel Bauman Sound and Editing: Tiff Weech Theme Music: Jason Zakrzewski

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    The Bad Taste Crime Podcast
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    2017 - 2026
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