Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Danielle Blinka

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. 5D AGO

    Ep. 257 — The Luna Family Murders

    Send us a text One morning, Patricia Luna opened her door to accept a flower bouquet. Seven hours later, Patricia, her husband Albert, Sr., and two of their children were discovered in a ghastly crime scene that encompassed three rooms in their home.  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/arizona/supreme-court/1998/cr960296-1.html https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/07/24/08-99027.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca9-08-99027 https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/News%20Release%20-%20Arizona%20Supreme%20Court%20Issues%20Execution%20Warrant%20for%20Richard%20Kenneth%20Djerf.pdf  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-azd-2_02-cv-00358/pdf/USCOURTS-azd-2_02-cv-00358-0.pdf  https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-7856/141574/20200414125520981_2020.04.14%20SHELL%20Reply.pdf  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/az-supreme-court/1006872.html  https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/0000-AppellantsOpeningBrief-03179299-0.PDF  https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-7856/139577/20200331181604111_BIO%20-%202.pdf  https://maricopacountyattorney.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1249  https://corrections.az.gov/news/execution-scheduled-inmate-richard-djerf-adcrr-121385  https://corrections.az.gov/news/scheduled-execution-inmate-richard-djerf-adcrr-121385-completed  https://apnews.com/article/arizona-execution-richard-djerf-bb1cb163898fcb3163092448b24f9e9f  https://apnews.com/article/arizona-execution-richard-djerf-fe353b3bd4d9d4243ffa5b911fc958fa

    1h 26m

  2. DEC 11

    Ep. 256 — The Murders of Jennifer & Robbie Tower

    Send us a text In 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood.  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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAWjmT4pkhg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAMekrZe1A  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlmRs7vLgvc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c60dygOWurg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_z0wmqPczE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcW8M99FLU  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBs9DwRlObM  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/17/dima-tower-murder-trial-parents-sarasota-north-port-florida-sentence/87270341007/  https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/dima-tower-found-guilty-first-degree-murder-parents-deaths/ https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/an-evil-spirit-judge-hands-down-maximum-penalty-convicted-killer/  https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/dima-tower-stabbed-parents-florida-b2407066.html https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-accused-killing-adoptive-parents-could-face-life-prison  https://people.com/adoptive-son-on-trial-parents-massacred-bodies-found-head-to-head-11848252  https://robersonfh.com/obituary/robbie-tower/ https://robersonfh.com/obituary/jennifer-christine-tower/  https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Parents-Who-Get-Killed-and-the-Children-Who-Kill-Heide/2065d32fb8cd2957a8cfbb7392da17252bc2e668  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31463985/  https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/adoption-and-murder-advances-psychology-and-law-p-274-280-1997  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34131962/

    1h 33m

  3. DEC 4

    Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike, Lyrik Poike, and Dakota Smith

    Send us a text On September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable.  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/utah/supreme-court/2024/20220560.html  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ut-supreme-court/115885520.html  https://www.scribd.com/doc/283369702/Alexander-Tran-Charges  https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/judge-orders-alexander-hung-tran-to-three-life-sentences-without-the-possiblity-of-parole-for-2015-aggravated-murders/ https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/jury-finds-alexander-hung-tran-guilty-of-three-2015-aggravated-murders/  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/triple-murder-suspect-allegedly-said-mom-made-me-do-it/  https://www.ksl.com/article/51367190/jury-finds-salt-lake-man-guilty-of-3-counts-of-aggravated-murder-in-2015-triple-killing  https://www.deseret.com/2015/10/1/20573462/homeowner-accused-in-triple-homicide-had-wanted-renters-to-leave-charges-state/  https://www.ksl.com/article/36596650/neighbor-killed-man-grandmother-2-month-old-baby-police-say https://www.deseret.com/2015/9/21/20572866/motive-for-3-killings-unknown-but-dad-says-answers-may-never-be-known/  https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2977019&itype=CMSID  https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/heike-poike-23208/obituary  https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/lyrik-amorpoike-23208/obituary  https://www.peelfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dakota-smith  https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/four-federal-indictments-unsealed-alleging-sex-trafficking-children-transportation-minors https://www.ksl.com/article/37687105/sandy-woman-accepts-plea-deal-in-child-sex-trafficking-case https://kutv.com/news/local/8-charged-after-child-trafficking-bust  https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3287203&itype=CMSID  https://lawandcrime.com/crime/increasingly-obsessive-murderer-fixated-on-woman-blows-away-her-mom-infant-daughter-in-a-baby-bouncer-and-a-family-friend/

    1h 23m

  4. NOV 20

    Ep. 254 — How (Not) to Solve Your Problems With a Hitman

    Send us a text Today, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: The ODDentity Podcast — https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod  Episode Source List: Gregory Hess https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/487-mda-2019.html  https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/manipulator_or_target_of_oppor.html  https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/york-county-man-accused-of-hiring-hit-man-now-accused-of-hiring-second-hit-man-to-kill-the-first/  https://www.wgal.com/article/police-man-offers-hitman-30-000-to-kill-wife-s-friend/6231342  https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-man-accused-of-3-murder-for-hire-plots-out-on-bail/6236175  https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/hess-sentenced-in-murder-for-hire-case-faces-up-to-24-years/521-ea9d86a1-9cd7-4c76-954c-cd960e9a23be  https://local21news.com/news/local/closing-remarks-made-in-gregory-hess-trial https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2015/12/31/hess-sentenced-12-24-years/78122334/  https://www.wgal.com/article/man-accused-of-trying-to-hire-hit-man-repeatedly-heads-to-hearing/5914750  https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2015/05/he_wanted_to_kick_his_ass_daug.html  https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2014/06/son_of_york_county_man_charged.html  https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/03/toby_hess_gregory_hess_murder.html  https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/gregory_hess_trial_deliberatio.html  https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2016/03/01/murder-for-hire-hit-man-hess/81167700/  https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2015/05/27/verdict-reached-murder-hire-plot-trial/31254019/  https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/22/prosecution-rests-greg-hess-trial/31267675/  https://www.wgal.com/article/man-accused-in-murder-for-hire-plot-now-accused-in-second-plot/6232094  https://sevenvalleysborough.com/history/

    1h 13m

  5. NOV 13

    Ep. 253 — “The Boy is Mine”: A Hitman Case

    Send us a text One boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging.  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: telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/woman-workplace-love-triangle-searched-dark-web-hitman-murder/  https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/woman-in-bizarre-milton-keynes-love-triangle-hitman-case-convicted-of-soliciting-murder-3779157  https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/jealous-woman-hored-hitman-to-kill-love-rival-as-they-were-both-having-affair-with-boss/news-story/42619183b25232f8afa9ccbf69a997a0?amp https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63010910  https://theweek.com/news/uk-news/957400/sports-direct-trial-woman-accused-of-hiring-hitman-over-work-love-triangle  https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/love-rival-asked-how-to-get-away-with-hit-rsgsfjqn6  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21749633/sports-direct-worker-tried-hitman/  https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/23/sports-direct-worker-jailed-for-attempting-to-hire-dark-web-hitman-17435327/

    53 min

  6. NOV 6

    Ep. 252: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: H.H. Holmes

    Send us a text In the 1890s, Dr. H.H. Holmes became famous for being America’s 1st Serial Killer, even though he technically wasn’t the first. He’s also famous for building a murder castle in Chicago, where he reportedly murdered over a hundred victims with torture devices, secret gas chambers, and a secret crematorium. But what really happened in Holmes’ murder castle? Today, we’re going to talk about H.H. Holmes and his basic BS.  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: H.H. Holmes https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/immigrant-neighborhood/h-h-holmes/  https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes  https://www.history.com/articles/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago  https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes  https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/  https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes  https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-post-office/  https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=forensic_scholars_today  https://poklib.libguides.com/c.php?g=648949&p=4551261  https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes-victims  https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/a-serial-killer-is-hanged  https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-h-holmes  https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/05/28/chicago-journalism-history/  Belle Gunness https://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness/ https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-belle-gunness-murder-farm https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-belle-gunness-murder-farm/selected-articles  https://www.pbs.org/video/death-on-the-farm-how-belle-gunness-amassed-a-fortune-by-luring-men-to-her-farm-and-chopping-them-to-pieces-l6avan/

    1h 3m

  7. OCT 30

    Ep. 251: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: Dean Corll

    Send us a text In part one, we’re discussing Houston’s most notorious serial killer, Dean Corll, aka The Candyman or The Candyman Killer.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Haunted Tales — https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales  Help Identify Dean Corll’s Potential 28th Victim: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/candy-man-victim  Episode Source List: The Candy Man — Dean Corll The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. Investigation Discovery. 2025. https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1978/53561-53566-3.html  https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/56288-3.html  https://abc13.com/post/dean-corll-houston-candyman-serial-killer-1970s-murders-boathouse-killings-new-details-elmer-wayne-henley-david-brooks/16368766/  https://abc13.com/post/texas-equusearch-elmer-wayne-henley-dean-corll-serial-killer/11222228/?userab=kfsn_web_player-447*variant_b_kfsn_dmp-1861 https://abc13.com/post/candy-man-murders-pasadena-texas-dean-corll-home-demolition-elmer-wayne-henley/12875230/?userab=kfsn_web_player-447*variant_b_kfsn_dmp-1861  https://people.com/where-is-elmer-wayne-henley-now-11792024  https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/candy-man-victim  https://www.aetv.com/articles/candy-man-killer-victims  https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-lost-boys/  https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110743429 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/the-girl-on-the-torture-board-rhonda-williams-opens-up-about-being-attacked-by-dean-corll-6736780/?storyPage=4  https://texasarchive.org/2022_00177  https://www.aetv.com/articles/elmer-wayne-henley https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2025/06/19/parents-fight-against-release-of-houston-serial-killers-accomplice/  https://www.houstonpress.com/news/killer-art-6571167/

    1h 24m

  8. OCT 23

    Ep. 250 — The Kidnapping of Monica De Leon Barba

    Send us a text In 2022, 29-year-old Monica De Leon Barba moved from San Mateo, California, to the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, to do photography work for a family member’s new business. But as she was walking on a normal city street with her dog Asa in broad daylight, a group of men kidnapped her. 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: Monica De Leon Barba https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sanfrancisco/news/fbi-san-francisco-releases-video-depicting-the-kidnapping-of-monica-de-leon-barba  https://abc7news.com/post/monica-de-leon-barba-woman-kidnapped-mexico-found-san-mateo-bay-area-in/13507676/ https://abc7.com/post/monica-de-leon-barba-woman-kidnapped-mexico-found-san-mateo-bay-area-in/13507904/  https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/17/us/monica-de-leon-barba-mexico-return-friend  https://nypost.com/2023/07/17/monica-de-leon-barbas-doing-good-after-mexico-kidnapping/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCjTye4PEBI  https://travelmaps.state.gov/TSGMap/

    34 min
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  • Creator
    Danielle Blinka
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    265
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
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