Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Danielle Blinka
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  • TRUE CRIME
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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

  1. 6D AGO

    Ep. 276 — Amelia & The Devil: A Diabolical Murder Case

    Send us Fan Mail In 2011, Amelia Espinoza was raising her son, 18-year-old Moises Meraz-Espinoza, in Los Angeles. This time, Satan really was waiting in the wings… Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod  Wishbone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjjRlr-kmVY  Episode Source List: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/cacdce/2:2016cv04597/651690/4  https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/3:2023cv05947/421129  https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11495/ https://homicide.latimes.com/post/jane-doe-6/  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2013-jul-17-la-me-satanic-killer-sentencing-20130718-story.html  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moises-meraz-espinoza-calif-man-gets-25-years-in-death-dismemberment-of-mom/ https://abcnews.com/US/chilling-confession-teen-allegedly-dismembered-mother-stored-body/story?id=12859387  https://salinasvalleytribune.com/jury-convicts-salinas-valley-state-prison-inmate-of-two-counts-of-assault/  https://abc7ny.com/archive/7941216/  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-cand-3_23-cv-05947/pdf/USCOURTS-cand-3_23-cv-05947-1.pdf  https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-cand-3_23-cv-05947/USCOURTS-cand-3_23-cv-05947-0/context  https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/huntingtonparkcitycalifornia/PST045224  https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/51441714/MerazEspinoza_v_Santoyo_et_al  https://ktla.com/news/local-news/satan-worshiper-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-skinning-mom/

    53 min

  2. APR 23

    Ep. 275 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 3

    Send us Fan Mail In 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Panic. It wasn’t long before rumors were flying about Woodham’s friend, 18-year-old Grant Boyette and his supposed satanic cult, The Kroth.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774  Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2001/conv11206.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439843.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439897.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfQ8_tMSZ8  https://www.ms.gov/mdoc/inmate/Search/PrintDetails/R4682 https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/17/making-mississippi-school-shooter/  https://time.com/archive/6731664/mississippi-gothic/  https://www.edweek.org/leadership/six-charged-as-conspirators-in-miss-high-school-slayings/1997/10  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-15-mn-42915-story.html  https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/15/teen-led-satanic-cult-that-plotted-murders/  https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/05/25/luke-woodham-wants-parole/32625191/  https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/juvenile-life-without-parole  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1378466.html  https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep543/usrep543551/usrep543551.pdf  https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/luke-woodham/  https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/biases-and-vulnerabilities/juveniles/executions-of-juveniles-since-1976  https://www.wlbt.com/video/2019/02/18/luke-woodham-makes-initial-court-appearance/  https://www.justinsledge.com/faq  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmPQGWn8pI  https://www.deseret.com/2000/2/11/19490370/man-sentenced-in-school-deaths/  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/05/12/Accused-Miss-shooting-mastermind-free/3375894945600/  https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/1997/10/12/death-satanism-talk-all-around/50591395007/  https://www.cnn.com/US/9806/04/woodham.trial.pm/  https://time.com/archive/6733068/of-arms-and-the-boy/  https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/15/teen-accused-of-leading-deadly-satanic-cult/  https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/judge-drops-conspiracy-charges-mississippi-school-shooting-cases/07/23/1998/snoadmin/  https://www.pewresearch.org/2006/09/13/the-devils-new-playground-the-shopping-mall/

    57 min

  3. APR 16

    Ep. 274 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 2

    Send us Fan Mail In 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Panic. It wasn’t long before rumors were flying about Woodham’s friend, 18-year-old Grant Boyette and his supposed satanic cult, The Kroth.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4  Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2001/conv11206.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439843.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439897.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfQ8_tMSZ8  https://www.ms.gov/mdoc/inmate/Search/PrintDetails/R4682 https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/17/making-mississippi-school-shooter/  https://time.com/archive/6731664/mississippi-gothic/  https://www.edweek.org/leadership/six-charged-as-conspirators-in-miss-high-school-slayings/1997/10  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-15-mn-42915-story.html  https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/15/teen-led-satanic-cult-that-plotted-murders/  https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/05/25/luke-woodham-wants-parole/32625191/  https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/juvenile-life-without-parole  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1378466.html  https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep543/usrep543551/usrep543551.pdf  https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/luke-woodham/  https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/biases-and-vulnerabilities/juveniles/executions-of-juveniles-since-1976  https://www.wlbt.com/video/2019/02/18/luke-woodham-makes-initial-court-appearance/  https://www.justinsledge.com/faq  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmPQGWn8pI  https://www.deseret.com/2000/2/11/19490370/man-sentenced-in-school-deaths/  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/05/12/Accused-Miss-shooting-mastermind-free/3375894945600/  https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/1997/10/12/death-satanism-talk-all-around/50591395007/  https://www.cnn.com/US/9806/04/woodham.trial.pm/  https://time.com/archive/6733068/of-arms-and-the-boy/  https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/15/teen-accused-of-leading-deadly-satanic-cult/  https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/judge-drops-conspiracy-charges-mississippi-school-shooting-cases/07/23/1998/snoadmin/  https://www.pewresearch.org/2006/09/13/the-devils-new-playground-the-shopping-mall/

    1h 26m

  4. APR 10

    Ep. 273 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 1

    Send us Fan Mail In 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Panic. It wasn’t long before rumors were flying about Woodham’s friend, 18-year-old Grant Boyette and his supposed satanic cult, The Kroth.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy  Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2001/conv11206.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439843.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439897.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfQ8_tMSZ8  https://www.ms.gov/mdoc/inmate/Search/PrintDetails/R4682 https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/17/making-mississippi-school-shooter/  https://time.com/archive/6731664/mississippi-gothic/  https://www.edweek.org/leadership/six-charged-as-conspirators-in-miss-high-school-slayings/1997/10  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-15-mn-42915-story.html  https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/15/teen-led-satanic-cult-that-plotted-murders/  https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/05/25/luke-woodham-wants-parole/32625191/  https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/juvenile-life-without-parole  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1378466.html  https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep543/usrep543551/usrep543551.pdf  https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/luke-woodham/  https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/biases-and-vulnerabilities/juveniles/executions-of-juveniles-since-1976  https://www.wlbt.com/video/2019/02/18/luke-woodham-makes-initial-court-appearance/  https://www.justinsledge.com/faq  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmPQGWn8pI  https://www.deseret.com/2000/2/11/19490370/man-sentenced-in-school-deaths/  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/05/12/Accused-Miss-shooting-mastermind-free/3375894945600/  https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/1997/10/12/death-satanism-talk-all-around/50591395007/  https://www.cnn.com/US/9806/04/woodham.trial.pm/  https://time.com/archive/6733068/of-arms-and-the-boy/  https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/15/teen-accused-of-leading-deadly-satanic-cult/  https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/judge-drops-conspiracy-charges-mississippi-school-shooting-cases/07/23/1998/snoadmin/  https://www.pewresearch.org/2006/09/13/the-devils-new-playground-the-shopping-mall/

    1 hr

  5. APR 2

    Ep. 272 — The Murder of Paycin Kritlow

    Send us Fan Mail In July 2020, 18-year-old Paycin Kritlow was celebrating his high school graduation with his lifelong friends when he died at the hands of someone he’d never have expected. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086  Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/court-of-appeals/2022/21a-cr-02658.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/in-court-of-appeals/2177530.html https://www.wcpo.com/news/region-indiana/dearborn-county/dearborn-co-community-rallies-for-teen-murdered-day-after-he-graduated-high-school  https://www.fox19.com/2021/11/02/indiana-man-sentenced-killing-sons-friend-graduation-party/ https://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/dearborn-county-man-accused-of-murdering-teen-at-graduation-party-after-rape-allegation https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/william-baker-sentenced-to-55-years-for-killing-paycin-kritlow  https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/billy-baker-sentenced-to-55-years-in-prison-for-murder-of-sd-grad/  https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/dillsboro-man-facing-murder-charge-after-shooting-death-of-sd-grad/  https://www.youngfamilyfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Paycin-Kane-Kritlow?obId=27884788

    40 min

  6. MAR 26

    Ep. 271 — The Chinese “Jack the Ripper”

    Send us Fan Mail Over 14 years, a depraved madman preyed on the women of Baiyin, China. After 11 murders, the killer suddenly stopped, and investigators feared that they’d never find him. But science is always advancing, and genetic genealogy would break the case wide open. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod  PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/  Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod  Episode Source List: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Crime-map-of-Gao-Chengyong-tu-1-gaochengyongzuoandetu_fig1_333781722  https://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2016/09/19/417290.html  https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/155152746214699.html  https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/155152746814730.html  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46743882 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43596549 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37211650  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2010590/revealed-quiet-dutiful-son-who-became-one-chinas-most-notorious  https://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-08/29/content_26622076.htm  https://web.archive.org/web/20170429204951/http://www.sino-us.com/10/19250093346.html  https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/jack-the-ripper-of-china-wife-of-accused-serial-killer-gao-chengyong-cant-accept-murders/news-story/fd25f57c443d947712b19c1469545a6a  https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/gao-chengyong-aka-chinese-jack-the-ripper-confesses-to-grisly-rape-murder-spree/news-story/a653ced295be24f66a2fd008ec07a20d  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-03/chinas-gao-chengyong-jack-the-ripper-executed/10683752  https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/gao-chengyong-jack-ripper-china/6370/  https://www.wral.com/story/-vicious-killer-of-11-women-gets-death-penalty-in-china/17454318/  http://www.china.org.cn/china/2018-03/31/content_50782789.htm  https://newrepublic.com/article/150576/30-year-manhunt-chinas-elusive-serial-killer  https://newrepublic.com/article/150576/30-year-manhunt-chinas-elusive-serial-killer

    1h 22m

  7. MAR 19

    Ep. 270 — The Murder of Cynthia “Cindy” Capps

    Send us Fan Mail In October 2020, Cynthia Capps and her husband Jorge Gonzalez were renting out their extra rooms to make ends meet during the pandemic. One evening, Cindy seemingly disappeared while Jorge was in the shower. When Jorge found a blood spot on their kitchen floor, he feared the worst.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Rowan & Pine — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774  Episode Source List: https://virginiabeach.gov/connect/news/commonwealth-v-hagen-lawrence-roberts-max-sentence-imposed-for-stabbing-woman-to-death-and-putting-her-body-in-toolbox https://www.kcbd.com/2026/03/02/man-stabbed-woman-90-times-stuffed-her-remains-toolbox-authorities-say/ https://people.com/police-found-womans-remains-in-toolbox-killer-sentenced-to-life-11916782  https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/man-found-guilty-of-2020-virginia-beach-murder-hagen-roberts-cynthia-capps/291-29a66324-1089-4961-89c3-6560ebc9251f  https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/man-accused-of-killing-woman-and-putting-her-in-a-toolbox-in-vb-backyard-last-year-was-her-roommate-according-to-court-docs/  https://www.altmeyerfuneralandcremation.com/obituaries/Cynthia-Capps?obId=31553501

    23 min

  8. MAR 12

    Ep. 269 — The Murder of Gabrielle “Britney” Ujlaky

    Send us Fan Mail 16-year-old Britney Ujlaky was a cowgirl with big goals for her future. She seemed unstoppable, but one of her most trusted friends was a snake in the grass.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy — https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=7e42cb75c47e4fc4    Episode Source List: https://law.justia.com/cases/nevada/supreme-court/2024/85331.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nv-supreme-court/115680388.html  https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/47227/Dickey_v._State,_540_P.3d_442_Nev._2024.pdf https://nvcourts.gov/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/48493/140_Nevada_Reports_pages_1-61.pdf  https://apnews.com/general-news-2a91a0a42ea138841ae772d5b236188c  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/britney-ujaky-death-bryce-dickey-convicted-murder-sex-assault-nevada/  https://people.com/nevada-cowgirl-considered-him-big-brother-then-he-killed-her-11891033  https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/bryce-dickey-killed-assaulted-britney-ujlaky-in-nevada  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/elkodaily/name/gabrielle-ujlaky-obituary?id=13280408  “Open Desert.” Dateline NBC. Season 32, Episode 18. Aired 7 December 2023. “Final Rodeo.” People Magazine Investigates. Season 7, Episode 4. Aired 31 July 2023.

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  • Creator
    Danielle Blinka
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    284
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
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