Severed | True Crime Podcast

Rogue Media Network

Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.

  1. Sep 7 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Cocaine in the Classroom

    We discuss the arrest of Westdale Middle School math teacher Virginia Somers for possessing cocaine and marijuana in her wallet. Somers claimed the drugs came from an LSU football tailgate, but she was arrested and detained awaiting the next legal steps. Back to school’d we go!  CW | TW: This episode discusses narcotics in middle school. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Baton Rouge Teacher Arrested After Drug Search Reveals Cocaine, Marijuana (Louisiana First News) Article: “Drug Dog Visiting Middle School Finds Cocaine in Teacher’s Wallet, Police Say” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (1011 Now; KOLN-KGIN; 1011now.com) Article: “Baton Rouge Louisiana Teacher Arrested with Cocaine, Marijuana During Random Search” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (WAFB9; wafb.com) Article: “Math Teacher Busted with Cocaine by Drug-Detecting K-9 During Random Check at Middle School, Marijuana Found in Her Car: Police” by Jamie Frevele (Law&Crime; lawandcrime.com) Article: “Police Drug Dog Busts Cocaine-Possessing Louisiana Middle School Teacher” by Chris Harris (NY Post; nypost.com) Article: “Westdale Middle School Math Teacher Arrested For Marijuana, Cocaine After Random School Search” by Quinn Coffman (The Advocate; advocate.com) Article: “Middle School Teacher  Arrested for Possession of Cocaine; Drugs Found by Dog During Random Search” by Adam Burruss (WBRZ; wbrz.com) Article: “Middle School Teacher Arrested with Cocaine, Marijuana During Random Search” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (WAFB9; wafb.com) Article: “See Where Louisiana Ranks as U.S. State with Adults Using Cocaine” by Keymonte Avery (AOL; aol.com) Article: “Baton Rouge Man Charged After More Than 37 Pounds of Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop” by Michael Scheidt (Louisiana First News; louisianafirstnews.com)

    Strange Stories: Cocaine in the Classroom

  2. Aug 31

    Severed Second Cut: The Watcher

    In this inaugural episode of Severed: True Crime, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson sever the facts and offer analysis of The Westfield Watcher case. They provide an in-depth discussion of the handwriting on The Watcher envelope as well as language analysis on excerpts from The Watcher letters sent to The Broaddus and other neighborhood families. Persons of interest include The Lanford Family. The episode rounds out with some humorous and critical takes on the casting and writing of the 7-episode Netflix series and, of course, creator and director Ryan Murphy. CW/TW: This episode contains themes of suburban horror and stalking. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “The Watcher: A Family Bought Their Dream House. But According to the Creepy Letters They Started to Get, They Weren’t the Only Ones Interested in It.” by Reeves Wiedeman | TheCut.com Article: “Taking Another Look at the Watcher: What We Know about the Case Four Years Later” by Reeves Wiedeman | TheCut.com Legal Document: “Here is ‘The Watcher’ Lawsuit in All of Its Terrifying Detail” | Documents.Gawker.com TV Series | Netflix:  The Watcher (2022) SecondHandSongs.com: “Young Blood” by The Coasters

    Severed Second Cut: The Watcher

  3. Aug 24

    Severed Second Cut: Cleveland Torso Killer

    We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with an update on DNA testing. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, decapitation, dismemberment, and dissemination of body parts. There are graphic details of these events. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources Website: The Kingsbury Run Murders (Torso Killer) via Cleveland Police Museum (clevelandmuseum.org) Book: In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders by Dr. James Jessen Badal (InternetArchive; archive.org) Article: “The Torso Killer: Cleveland’s Lingering Mystery” via Cleveland Public Library (cpl.org) Article: “Torso Murders” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via EBSCO (EBSCO.com) Article: “Ness, Eliot” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via Biography.com Article: “A Byte Out of History: Eliot Ness and the FBI” via FBI Archives (archives.fbi.gov) Article: “Nearly A Century After The ‘Torso Killer’ Terrorized Cleveland, DNA Testing Is Underway To Identify Victims” by Kerry Breen (CBS News; cbsnews.com) Article: “Solving the Cleveland Torso Murders” by Erick Trickey (Cleveland Magazine; clevelandmagazine.com) Article: “First Victims of Torso Killer to Undergo DNA Testing for Identification Revealed” by Sara Goldenberg (Cleveland 19; cleveland19.com) Article: “Getting A Leg Up: A Brief History of Prosthetics Through the Lens of Our Collection” via Museum of Health at Kingston Blog (museumofhealthcare.blog) Article: “ArtiFacts: Built for Speed–Robert Liston’s Surgical Technique” by Alan J. Hawk (National Library of Medicine; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Article: “The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized A Terrifying Brain Surgery” by Jennifer Wright (TheCut; thecut.com; non-paywalled) Article: “The Historical Use of Restraints in Asylums” by Shawn Logan (Kentucky Historic Institutions; kyhi.org) Article: “Infant Skeletons Found Wrapped in 1930s Newspapers” by Nardine Saad (NBC News; nbcnews.com) Article: “So-Called ‘Mad Butcher’ Terrorizes Cleveland” by History.com Editors Article: “The Ruxton Murders - 1935” via The Glasgow Police Museum (policemuseum.org.uk) Article: “Cleveland’s Serial ‘Torso Killer’ Was Even More Vicious Than Jack the Ripper” by Todd Farley (New York Post; nypost.com) Mugshot: Florence (Flo) Pollilo via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) Series: Cleveland Stories: James Badal via TV20 Cleveland (YT)

    Severed Second Cut: Cleveland Torso Killer

  4. Aug 16 ·  Bonus

    Severed Second Cut: Gilgo Beach Killer

    We discuss the sadistic murders of the Gilgo Beach Four and other victims potentially linked to the alleged Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. We chronicle and detail Heuermann’s early years, growing up on Long Island, to his marriage to Asa Ellerup, and the timeline of brutal torture, mutilation, murder, and the dismemberment of his female victims. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details regarding possible sexual assault, torture, mutilation, and dismemberment of the Gilgo Four and other victims potentially or directly linked to the alleged Long Island Serial Killer, Rex Heuermann. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources Website: Gilgo Case (gilgocase.com) Website: Case Files for Missing and Endangered: Tina Foglia (Crime Timelines; crimetimelines.com) Article: “How Rex Heuermann Was Arrested in Connection to the Gilgo Beach Murders” by Sanjana Bhambhani (A&E Crime Central; aetv.com) Article: “The Gilgo Beach Killings Suspect is Charged with Two More Murders. Here’s What You Need to Know” by Emma Bowman (NPR; npr.org) Article: “After Gone Girls, Where is the Long Island Serial Killer Case Now?” by Troy Pozirekides (Tudum; netflix.com) Article: “In High School, Gilgo Beach Suspect Was an Angry Loner, Schoolmates Say” by Corey Kilgannon and Nate Schweber (New York Times; nytimes.com) Article: “New Details on Victims’ Four Days of Torture” by Jenna Sundel (Newsweek; newsweek.com) Article: “Netflix’s Gilgo Murders Doc Features Unfiltered Quotes From Rex Heuermann’s Acquaintances After Arrest” by Yana Grebenyuk (Y! Entertainment; yahoo.com) Article: “Once Rarely Seen, Gilgo Beach Suspect’s Family Now Barbecues on the Lawn” by Corey Kilgannon (NYT; nytimes.com) Article: “Rex Heuermann and Wife Asa Ellerup’s Relationship Timeline Before Gilgo Beach Murder Accusations” by Yana Grebenyuk (Y! Entertainment; yahoo.com) Article: “Where Is Rex Heuermann’s Family Now? What We Know About His Wife and Kids Years After His Arrest in the Gilgo Beach Murders” by Emily Krauser (People; people.com) Article: “‘Jane Doe No. 7’ in Long Island Serial Killings Case ID’d as Woman Who Vanished in 1996” by Christine Pelisek (People; people.com) Article: “Police on Long Island Release Sketch of Woman Whose Skull Was Found Last Year” by Sarah Maslin Nir (NYT; nytimes.com) Article: “Long Island’s Unidentified Murder Victims” by Jaclyn Gallucci (Long Island Press; longislandpress.com) Article: “Sexual Sadism Disorder” from PsychologyToday Journal Article: “Sexual Violence and Trauma in Childhood: A Case Report Based on Strategic Counseling” by Valeria Saladino (et. al.) via NIH (nih.gov) Blog Article: “Update on the Gilgo Beach Murder Case” via Brian Zeiger Law Firm (brianzeiger.com) Episode: “Is Rex Heuermann the Serial Killer Behind the Gilgo Beach Murders in Long Island?” via 48 Hours (Full episode; YouTube)

    Severed Second Cut: Gilgo Beach Killer

  5. Aug 10 ·  Bonus

    Severed Second Cut: Racquetball Romance

    We discuss the scintillating details of ex-porn star-turned-racquetball instructor Robert Baker and his affair with Monica Sementilli, the wife of renowned hairstylist Fabio Sementilli, that led to his murder. We unravel the scandalous details of their 18-month affair, sexually charged jailhouse letters, and this obsessive desire to murder in the name of love and a potential $1.6 million life insurance policy.  CW | TW: This episode discusses some salacious details about an extramarital affair, lewd and lascivious behavior, and murder. It’s what you would call Monday here at the Severed Bordello. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources KCAL News: Police Say Wife of Icon Hairstylist Fabio Sementilli Behind Bars For His Murder Article: “A Husband Murdered, a Wife and Her Lover Arrested: Inside the Fabio Sementilli Case” by Christine Pelisek (People) Article: “Betrayal Turns Deadly: The Killing of a Celebrity Hair Stylist” by Erin Murtha et al. (ABC News) Article: “Monica Sementilli Says She Did Not Help Plan the Murder of Her L.A. Beauty Exec Husband. Will a Jury Believe Her?” by Michelle Miller (CBS News) Article: “Convicted Killer Robert Baker Says His Ex-Lover Monica Sementilli Had No Part in the Murder of Her Husband Fabio” by Greg Fisher (CBS News) Article: “Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker Jail Love Affair Reveals Evidence of Murder Conspiracy, Says Prosecutors” by Greg Fisher (CBS News) Article: “Monica Sementilli’s ‘Lust, Greed, Betrayal’ Allegedly Fuelled Murder: Prosecutor” by Brad Hunter (TorontoSun) Article: “Third Suspect Arrested and Charged in the 2017 Stabbing Death of Hairdressing Mogul” by Richard Winton (non-paywalled; Los Angeles Times) Article: “Boyfriend of Wife of Slain Hairdressing Mogul Pleads Guilty to Murder” by Richard Winton and James Queally (non-paywalled; Los Angeles Times) Article: “Guilty Plea for Man Who Held Down and Stabbed Woodland Hills Hairdresser in Fatal Attack” by Terri Vermeulen Keith (non-paywalled; Los Angeles Daily News) Article: “Former Porn Star Rob Baked Gets Life Without the Possibility of Parole” by Kelli Roberts (FleshBot.com) AdultFilmDatabase: Rob Baker Filmography

    Severed Second Cut: Racquetball Romance

  6. Aug 3 ·  Bonus

    Severed Second Cut: Au Pair Affair

    Re-airing: We discuss the double homicide in an affluent neighborhood in Herndon, Virginia. The recently convicted and sentenced Brendan Banfield and Brazilian au pair lover, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Joseph Ryan into their home and framed him for the murder of Banfield's wife, Christine. Both were unsuspecting and unwitting victims. CW | TW: This episode discusses the graphic details of a double homicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Fox 5 Washington, DC News: Au Pair Charged with Murder Article: “What to Know About the Double-Murder Case Involving an Au Pair” by Annie Correal (NYT) Article: “Au Pair Charged in Double Homicide Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter” by Olivia Diaz and Mauricio Savarese (AP; Associated Press) Article: “Blood-spatter Analysis Helped Investigation into Husband Charged with Killing Wife and Another Man” by Olivia Diaz Article: “Virginia Au Pair Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Connection with Double Murder Tied to Affair” by Julia Reinstein (ABC News) Article: “Virginia Man Accused in Fetish Sex Murder Plot Faces More Charges” by Gina Cook and NBC Washington Staff (NBC4 Washington) Article: “Brazilian Au Pair Takes Plea Deal, Cooperates in Virginia Double-Murder Case Against Former Boss” by Doha Madani (NBC News) Article: “Au Pair Charged with Murder in Herndon Double Homicide: Police” by Jillian Smith (Fox 5 DC)

    Severed Second Cut: Au Pair Affair

  7. Jul 27 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Booty Burger

    We discuss the wildly strange 2008 story of Timothy Tackett (or “Mr. Unstable”), a former Burger King employee who bathed in the industrial sink, then filmed and posted it to MySpace, on his 25th birthday. We link this to a Wendy’s employee bathing in a similar 2019 viral Facebook video. CW | TW: This episode discusses unsanitary practices in a restaurant kitchen. Profanity and suggestive content included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Burger King Cleans Itself of Bathing Employee (AP) Original Footage: Burger King Bathing IDIOT Original Footage (Channel Troy Melquist via YouTube) Article: “Burger King Worker Fired For Bathing in Sink” by The AP (republished via NBC; nbcnews.com) Article: “Burger King Employee Takes Bath In Sink” via Cleveland 19 (cleveland19.com) Article: “This Guy Took a Bath in a Wendy’s Sink for Some Reason” by Bettina Makalintal (Vice; vice.com) Article: “Viral Video Shows Man Bathing in Milton Wendy’s Kitchen Sink” by Jake Newby (Pensacola News Journal; pnj.com)

    Strange Stories: Booty Burger

  8. Jul 20 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Marinated Assault

    Drew solo hosts to outline the strange (and unfolding) investigation into off-duty police officer Nicholas K. Dispoto knocking a man unconscious outside the Park Steakhouse in Park Ridge, NJ. Fellow (off-duty) officer Jason Vradenburg, fiancée Martina L. McGee, and Thomas M. Schiavone obstructed justice by covering for Dispoto as he hid in the steakhouse to evade the police. CW | TW: This episode discusses a physical assault and bodily injury. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.co Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Off-duty Police Officers Among 4 Charged in Bergen County Steakhouse Fight (0:26) Press Release: Four Charged in Aggravated Assault Investigation via Bergen County Prosecutor's Office (bcpo.net) Commission Minutes: State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice (njoag.gov) Article: “Off-duty Officers Among Those Charged Over Park Ridge Assault, Obstruction Allegations” via Pascack Press (thepressgroup.net) Article: “2 Police in Bergen County Suspended For Involvement in Steakhouse Fight Coverup” by Caren Lissner (Patch News Ridgewood-Glen Rock, NJ; patch.com) Article: “Bergen County Cop Knocked Out Man at NJ Steakhouse, Leading to Cover-Up, Prosecutors Say” by Caren Lissner(Patch News Ridgewood-Glen Rock, NJ; patch.com)

    Strange Stories: Marinated Assault
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Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.

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  • Creator
    Rogue Media Network
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    145
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Rogue Media Network
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    Severed | True Crime Podcast

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