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True crime and some fun banter adventures with music you don't want to miss!Lindsey finds stories that are amazingly shocking enough that you just may need a drink after or during the tales of past crime trauma!  

  1. 9H AGO

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING Ed Kemper Recap

    He was a 13-pound baby who grew into a 6'9 presence people could not ignore, yet the scariest part of Ed Kemper is how easily he blended into ordinary life. We’re back with a raw recap of our deep dive on the Co-Ed Killer, and we walk through the mix of warning signs, family cruelty, and isolation that helped shape a predator long before Santa Cruz realized what was happening. We talk about the “serial killer salad” idea, the factors that stack over time, and the moment Kemper describes being locked in a basement night after night. That kind of isolation is more than a bad memory; it can warp fear, attachment, and empathy. From there, we trace the path through killing his grandparents, being viewed as intelligent and cooperative in custody, and then getting released back into the same dynamic professionals warned against. Then the timeline turns into a lesson in access and blind spots. The hitchhiking era, the campus sticker, the cop bar, and the reality that he hears investigative chatter while socializing with law enforcement all collide. We keep the most graphic details in the full story, but we name the key beats, the escalation, and the surreal ending where he has to call multiple times before police believe his confession. If true crime, serial killer psychology, Ed Kemper, Santa Cruz, and criminal justice failures are topics you want covered with honesty and context, hit play, subscribe, and share this with a friend. After you listen, leave a review and tell us what you think the real turning point was. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    32 min

  2. 5D AGO

    EPISODE 71: Ed Kemper

    Anniversary weekend starts with sunshine and whiplash: pool plans, Disney stories, and the kind of budget “wins” that only happen when you sit through a timeshare pitch and master the art of saying no. We talk about the weird time-warp of recording while traveling, what we’re drinking, and the tiny punches of aging like the moment you realize you’re no longer getting ID’d and the “kids” next to you suddenly look like actual kids. Then we turn the lights off and go deep into one of the most infamous true crime cases of the 1970s: Ed Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer. We trace the timeline from an abusive, isolating childhood to the murders that should have kept him locked away, then the system failures that put him right back into the conditions that fueled his rage. We also unpack how Kemper used hitchhiking culture, manipulation, and access to evade detection, and why his intelligence and calm, matter-of-fact interviews still disturb people decades later. We end with the collapse of it all: the killing of his mother, the note to police, the confession no one believes at first, and what his sentencing and prison life reveal about the contradictions that make this case so hard to shake. If you’re into true crime podcasts, serial killer psychology, and the real-world lessons behind profiling history, this one will stick with you. Subscribe, share this with a fellow true crime listener, and leave us a review and a comment with your biggest question about the case. ROCKIN WITH THE BEST!!! CHECK OUT THE BAND! https://music.apple.com/us/album/finesse-feat-abhi-the-nomad-single/1795610402 LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    1h 4m

  3. MAR 11

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING Dorothea Puente RECAP

    A tidy Victorian house, fresh flowers in the yard, and a kindly woman serving meals to people who needed a second chance—everything about Dorothea Puente signaled safety. Then the shovels went in. We unpack how a master manipulator built a reputation for charity while exploiting tenants, forging identities, and, according to investigators, burying secrets beneath her garden. We start with the unstable origin story—neglect, orphanage abuse, and early cons—that set the pattern for relentless reinvention. From forged checks to a brothel disguised as a “booking” office, Puente learned to read a room and become whoever you needed: a devoted Christian, a worldy chef, a pillar of the community. When she opened a boarding house, it looked like salvation for people living with addiction, mental illness, or isolation. In practice, it gave her control over social security and disability checks, plus a perfect alibi: generosity. We dig into how she courted nonprofits and politicians, posed for photos, and donated money taken from the very people she promised to help. Then we walk through the case specifics—victims linked to the property, the handyman asked to build a box and dig holes, and the evidence map that finally shattered the façade. Beyond the shock, we focus on why systems failed: representative payee loopholes, thin oversight, and the seductive power of “good optics.” You’ll hear practical ways agencies, families, and neighbors can spot patterns—vanishing tenants, recycled stories, financial gatekeeping—and push for checks that don’t bow to charm or reputation. We close with resources, the media that covered the case, and a look ahead at what’s next on the show. If this story grabbed you, help us keep it going—follow the show, share it with a friend who loves true crime with context, and leave a review so more listeners can find us. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    33 min

  4. MAR 6

    EPISODE 70: DORTHEA PUENTE

    A prim Victorian house. Fresh cement in the yard. A landlady who speaks softly, cooks beautifully, and always finds a way to “help” with your Social Security. The story of Dorothea Puente unsettles because it hides in plain sight: charity on the surface, control and murder underneath. We follow her from a brutal childhood and a lifetime of invented identities to the meticulously staged boarding house where tenants vanished, benefits were rerouted, and graves were disguised as gardens. We unpack how Puente learned to exploit trust at every turn—opening a brothel behind a bookkeeping front, charming judges, and mastering the optics of caregiving. Inside her Sacramento home, she curated a sanctuary for recovering alcoholics and the elderly, then decided who received warm meals and who received a “calming” drink laced with sedatives. Families got handwritten updates; banks got forged signatures; neighbors got the scent of “gardening” and fresh concrete. When a devoted social worker asked the right questions and a tenant slipped police a note—“she wants me to lie to you”—the digging began. What emerged from the soil exposed the truth she’d buried with blue toilet cakes and mothballs. Along the way, we examine the fault lines that let predators thrive: systems that separate compassion from oversight, paperwork that’s easy to manipulate, and a cultural habit of mistaking gentle presentation for safety. This is a case study in red flags—sudden illnesses, controlled mail, restricted access, and anyone pressing to become a payee. It’s also a reminder that good people do notice: the handyman who recalled a six-foot box, the fisherman who called it in, the bar patron who recognized a face on TV. Stay for a grounded, human look at the victims whose lives were reduced to benefits and then silence. Leave with practical takeaways for safeguarding elders and clients, and a sharper instinct for the stories that seem a little too tidy. If this deep dive moved you or sharpened your radar, share it with a friend, subscribe for more true crime, and leave a review to help others find the show. CHECK OUT THE BAND TOOO!!! https://music.apple.com/us/song/rain-on-you/1770850853 LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    1h 18m

  5. MAR 4

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING ARMIN MEIWES RECAP

    A sprawling mansion with 44 rooms, an overbearing mother, and a boy who learned to equate belonging with possession—our deep dive into the Armin Meiwes case follows the tangled path from childhood humiliation to an online marketplace of taboo desire. We walk through the early internet’s Cannibal Cafe and Nullo forums, where attention rewarded escalation and “consent” became a mask for self-harm, and where Meiwes finally met Bernd Brandes, a man wrestling with grief, shame, and a desperate wish to be unmade. What unfolded over seventeen hours was recorded on tape: hesitation, a failed retreat to the train station, drugs to dull pain, and a camera capturing the point where fantasy shattered against the body’s limits. We unpack the aftermath with forensic clarity: the freezer hidden under frozen pizzas, ten months of ritualized consumption, and the moment a curious student’s email led police to a crime scene that challenged Germany’s laws. The trial journey—from initial sentence to life imprisonment—forces hard questions about agency, euthanasia, and whether consent can ever sanctify irreversible harm. Along the way, we contrast the psychological profile with echoes of Ed Gein—maternal control, arrested development, identity built from bodies—while rejecting easy parallels that ignore the complexity of trauma, sexuality, and online validation loops. This is true crime that asks more than who and how; it confronts why. We explore warning signs, the role of digital subcultures in normalizing extremity, and the ethical boundary where personal freedom yields to human dignity. If cases like this fascinate and unsettle you in equal measure, press play, share your thoughts on the limits of consent, and help us keep these conversations thoughtful. If you found value, subscribe, leave a review, and pass the episode to a friend who loves deep, challenging true crime. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    48 min

  6. FEB 27

    EPISODE 69: Armin Meiwes

    We take you to Germany to map the life of Armin Meiwes: a boy abandoned by his father, micromanaged and shamed by a domineering mother, and raised inside a cavernous 44-room estate that magnified his isolation. Those early years—paired with exposure to animal slaughter and a fixation on tales like Hansel and Gretel—fed a fantasy he kept hidden for decades: consuming others to keep them from leaving and to “absorb” what made them lovable. When the late-90s web arrived, fringe impulses found each other. On Cannibal Café and similar forums, Meiwes posted with precision: seeking a willing volunteer to be killed and eaten. Enter Bernd Brandes—wealthy, disowned for being gay, crushed by shame, and determined to control his end. Their emails became a contract of horrors: consensual castration, killing, dismemberment, and shared consumption. We walk through the night step by step—failed attempts, sleeping pills and schnapps, a camera rolling, a bath drawn to bleed out, and a freezer prepared to store labeled cuts beneath everyday pizzas. Across ten months, Meiwes ritualized the belief that he had taken Brandes into himself, claiming sharper language and math as proof. The unraveling feels almost accidental: a student searching “horror” stumbles on Meiwes’s boasts, police confirm the meat is human, and a bizarre legal question lands in court. Cannibalism wasn’t illegal; consent was documented. He’s convicted of manslaughter, then retried and sentenced to life for murder on the grounds he could reoffend. We explore why consent cannot legalize homicide, how early internet culture lowered the friction for extreme acts, and why this case still echoes through music—from Rammstein’s Mein Teil to Ozzy’s Eat Me—while never becoming a glossy film. If you’re drawn to the intersection of psychology, law, and digital subcultures, this story will stick. It’s not about shock; it’s about how loneliness, shame, and unaddressed disorders can turn a fantasy into an archive of evidence. Join us, then tell us what challenged you most: the pact itself, the legal pivot, or the way a website made the unthinkable feel oddly possible. If this episode moved you, share it with a friend, hit follow, and leave a review to help others find the show. Hey check out the music this week!!!! https://open.spotify.com/track/2xaFhataaqQ3gSsMeEGnA7 LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    1h 2m

  7. FEB 25

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING: THE TULSA MASSACRE RECAP

    A bustling Black business district, a rumor on an elevator, and a city ready to ignite—our deep dive into the Tulsa Massacre follows Greenwood from its remarkable rise as Black Wall Street to the coordinated violence that tried to erase it. We walk through the misaligned elevator landing that sparked a lie, the headlines that fed a lynch mob, and the moment Greenwood’s veterans arrived armed to defend due process. What followed was a rolling gunfight, fires that devoured homes and businesses, reports of incendiaries dropped from private planes, and a fire department turned away at gunpoint. We unpack more than the blaze. We look at the systems that turned a tragedy into a lasting wound: insurance denials, mass detentions of Black residents by the National Guard, and the rezoning that redirected wealth away from survivors. The Red Cross records reveal the human cost—thousands displaced, injuries and deaths, pregnancies lost, and a community forced to live in tents for over a year. We also highlight what endured, including the Vernon AME Church, and why naming this event a massacre matters when truth has been buried under decades of silence. This story isn’t just history; it’s a lens on how rumor, media, and policy can work together to punish success. We connect Tulsa to other suppressed events like Rosewood and the long path toward civil rights, and we share resources so you can explore primary documents, photos, and survivor testimony for yourself. Join us to honor Greenwood’s builders, confront the machinery of erasure, and keep this history alive where it belongs—at the center of American memory. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    28 min

  8. FEB 20

    EPISODE 68: The Tulsa Massacre

    A bathroom trip. A scream. Then an entire neighborhood set on fire. We take you through the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre—how Greenwood, called Black Wall Street for its thriving Black-owned businesses, became a target and how a lie in print turned into a night of terror. We start with the moment in the elevator, follow the swelling mob at the courthouse, and track the split-second when a standoff became a gunfight. From there, we map the looting of shops, the torching of homes, and the chilling reports of private planes dropping incendiaries over a U.S. city. The numbers are staggering: thousands displaced, hundreds injured, and a death toll that history tried to blur. Along the way, we talk about the systems that enabled it—Jim Crow, a complicit press, and a civic response that detained victims rather than protected them. We look at the Red Cross records that kept human details alive when official channels went quiet, and we examine how Greenwood was rezoned and diminished even as residents fought to rebuild. This isn’t just a timeline; it’s a study of wealth destroyed, memory suppressed, and the long arc of denial that delayed any conversation about reparations for generations. We also share why this history wasn’t taught to many of us, how commissions in the 1990s and 2000s reframed “riot” as “massacre,” and what meaningful remembrance can look like now: accurate curricula, support for descendant communities, and refusal to sanitize the past. Stick around for our music feature—Septarian’s Threshold—adding cathartic weight to the story we just walked through. If this episode taught you something new, help us keep these truths in the light: follow, share with a friend, and leave a review with the one moment that hit you hardest. Your voice helps this history stay visible. HEY CHECK OUT THE BAND THIS WEEK! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kmDvcZLH-c LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    1h 12m
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True crime and some fun banter adventures with music you don't want to miss!Lindsey finds stories that are amazingly shocking enough that you just may need a drink after or during the tales of past crime trauma!  

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  • Creator
    Jendsey
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    110
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Drink about something
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