Suspects & Spirits

Taylor Serafin

Join your host Taylor Serafin, as she explores the strange, the sinister, and the supernatural. Journey into the darkest sides of humanity and the eeriest corners of the unknown. Whether it’s a baffling cold case or a haunted hotel, this podcast will be sure to satisfy your creepy cravings. And maybe even make you laugh along the way.

  1. 1d ago

    Erika & Benjamin Sifrit (AKA: The World's Dumbest Killer Couple)

    Newly married and seemingly ordinary, Benjamin "BJ" and Erika Sifrit looked like any other couple enjoying Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City...until two vacationers vanished after a night out. In this episode, we unravel the murders of Joshua Ford and Martha "Geney" Crutchley, the chilling events inside the Sifrits' condo, the dumb mistakes that led to their downfall, and the evidence that shocked a jury. Join me as we dive into the disturbing case of Erika and Benjamin Sifrit, or as I like to call them, The World's Dumbest Killer Couple. Listener discretion is advised. This episode contains discussions of murder, violence, dismemberment, and other disturbing themes. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: ⚡🥤DUBBY Energy Drink Promo Code: SUSPECTS10 🔗 https://www.dubby.gg/discount/SUSPECTS10?ref=txkscqas 🐶 WOOF Pupscicle 🔗 https://amzn.to/47hPxsa 🧊 Pupscicle Refill Pops 🔗 https://amzn.to/4subNai 🛒🛍️👕Printful 🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects Sources: Phelps, M. William. Cruel Death. Pinnacle Books, 2009. (🔗 Book link) https://amzn.to/4eHo4nK https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mdd-1_12-cv-00910/pdf/USCOURTS-mdd-1_12-cv-00910-0.pdf https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/md-court-of-appeals/1438595.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/04/04/star-witness-recounts-evening-with-suspects/cf43c629-1cb7-46dc-81b3-0f6341998b96/ https://thedailyrecord.com/2003/06/09/closing-prosecutor-calls-erika-sifrit-8216little-miss-scrapbook8217/ https://thedailyrecord.com/2003/06/03/state-says-fatal-shots-came-from-357-magnum-erika-sifrit-carried/ https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/joshua-ford-martha-crutchley-ben-erika-sifrit-maryland https://wtop.com/local/2026/04/no-parole-for-now-for-woman-convicted-of-murdering-fairfax-couple-in-ocean-city-in-2002/ https://www.wboc.com/news/convicted-ocean-city-murderer-benjamin-sifrit-requests-reduced-sentence/article_9a81ac4f-17fb-4711-9f43-de27bfe5ce0c.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_and_Benjamin_Sifrit

    54 min

  2. Jun 17

    Five Cursed Games You Should NEVER Play!

    Remember playing Bloody Mary at sleepovers? Standing in a dark bathroom with your best friends, trying not to laugh while secretly hoping something wouldn't happen? Well... Bloody Mary can step aside, because we're diving into five cursed games that make chanting into a mirror look like child's play. From being hunted through your own home by the Midnight Man, to wandering the eerie hallways of your subconscious in Red Door, Yellow Door, to the infamous Elevator Game, Daruma-San, and the Corner Game, these internet legends have terrified people for years...and they will ruin your life. So even if you think these are nothing more than creepy campfire stories and a bunch of malarkey, the potential paranormal trauma probably isn't worth it. Trust your lizard brain on this one... and DON'T play these games.. 🖤👻 The games featured are presented for entertainment and storytelling purposes and are not endorsed or encouraged by the host. 🖤 You've been warned. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: ☕ RYZE Mushroom Coffee Get 15% off your first order with code: SUSPECTSANDSPIRITSPODCAST15 🔗 https://get.aspr.app/SH1a6r ⚡🥤DUBBY Energy Drink Discount Code: SUSPECTS10 🔗https://www.dubby.gg/discount/SUSPECTS10?ref=txkscqas 🍪🥄✨ DOICH Cookie Dough Discount CODE: SPIRITS20 🔗 https://snwbl.io/doich-foods/SPIRITS20 Sources: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Midnight_Game https://hideandgokill.fandom.com/wiki/The_Midnight_Man https://www.creepypasta.com/red-door-yellow-door/ https://theghostinmymachine.com/2022/11/21/the-most-dangerous-games-red-door-yellow-door https://theghostinmymachine.com/2018/05/21/the-most-dangerous-games-daruma-san-the-bath-game/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator_Game https://theghostinmymachine.com/2014/08/11/the-most-dangerous-games-the-elevator-game/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Game https://theghostinmymachine.com/2014/09/08/the-most-dangerous-games-the-corner-game/

    51 min

  3. Jun 10

    Edmund Kemper III: The Co-ed Killer (Part 2)

    We're back, True Crime Coven... and it only gets worse. In Part 2, we unravel the final four murders that earned Ed Kemper the nickname "The Co-Ed Killer." We'll examine his chilling escalation, the motives that may have fueled his crimes, the body language displayed during his interviews, and the psychology that continues to fascinate criminal profilers decades later. Was Edmund Kemper the product of a deeply troubled upbringing, or was he born a master manipulator? What created this monster? Join me as we explore the final chapter of one of America's most infamous serial killers. Listener discretion is advised. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: 📚 Audible 🔗 https://amzn.to/4t1MuwJ 🛒🛍️👕Printful 🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects 👓✨ ANYLUV Blue Light Glasses 🔗 https://amzn.to/4bddP7M Sources: Kring, Ann M., Sheri L. Johnson, Gerald C. Davison, and John M. Neale. Abnormal Psychology. 12th ed., Wiley, 2012. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/43GvLEq Douglas, John E., and Mark Olshaker. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. Scribner, 1995. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/49Trl0P Douglas, John E., and Mark Olshaker. Journey into Darkness. Pocket Books, 1997. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/43NdPYN Ressler, Robert K., and Tom Shachtman. Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI. St. Martin's Press, 1992. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/49CEZ8m Ressler, Robert K., Ann W. Burgess, and John E. Douglas. Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives. Lexington Books, 1988. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/4uaNm2f https://www.aetv.com/articles/ed-kemper-hospital-release https://www.biography.com/crime/edmund-kemper https://csi.pressbooks.pub/uncserkill/chapter/chapter-9-ed-kemper/ https://www.masterclass.com/classes/john-douglas-teaches-how-to-think-like-an-fbi-profiler/chapters/learning-from-a-killer-the-kemper-tapes https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/shadow-boxing/201406/the-fbis-sessions-serial-killers https://edmundkemperstories.com/blog/category/trial/ https://edmundkemperstories.com/blog/category/robert-k-ressler/ https://edmundkemperstories.com/blog/2019/08/18/if-i-went-apeshit-in-here-youd-be-in-a-lot-of-trouble-wouldnt-you/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQAtv3Gfy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEI-2_El3_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8IfslxOmF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrLNDfojQA

    54 min

  4. Jun 3

    Edmund Kemper III: The Co-ed Killer (Part 1)

    In 1972, young women began disappearing across California. Investigators searched for answers while the culprit hid in plain sight for over a year...drinking with police officers, charming everyone around him, and growing increasingly dangerous. This week, we are taking a deep dive into the the making of the Co-Ed Killer. Before Ed Kemper became one of America's most notorious serial killers, he was a troubled teenager with a violent past, a genius-level IQ, and a disturbing fascination with death. In Part One, we explore Kemper's childhood, the murders of his grandparents, his years inside a psychiatric hospital, and the terrifying mistakes that led to his release. And trust me...it only gets darker from here. Tune in next week for Part 2. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: 🍪🥄✨ DOICH Cookie Dough Discount CODE: SPIRITS20 🔗 https://snwbl.io/doich-foods/SPIRITS20 📚 Audible 🔗 https://amzn.to/4t1MuwJ ⚡🥤DUBBY Energy Drink Discount Code: SUSPECTS10 🔗 https://www.dubby.gg/discount/SUSPECTS10?ref=txkscqas 🐶 WOOF Pupscicle 🔗 https://amzn.to/47hPxsa 🧊 Pupscicle Refill Pops 🔗 https://amzn.to/4subNai Sources: Kring, Ann M., Sheri L. Johnson, Gerald C. Davison, and John M. Neale. Abnormal Psychology. 12th ed., Wiley, 2012. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/43GvLEq Douglas, John E., and Mark Olshaker. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. Scribner, 1995. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/49Trl0P Douglas, John E., and Mark Olshaker. Journey into Darkness. Pocket Books, 1997. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/43NdPYN Ressler, Robert K., and Tom Shachtman. Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI. St. Martin's Press, 1992. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/49CEZ8m Ressler, Robert K., Ann W. Burgess, and John E. Douglas. Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives. Lexington Books, 1988. (🔗Book Link) https://amzn.to/4uaNm2f https://www.aetv.com/articles/ed-kemper-hospital-release https://www.biography.com/crime/edmund-kemper https://csi.pressbooks.pub/uncserkill/chapter/chapter-9-ed-kemper/ https://www.masterclass.com/classes/john-douglas-teaches-how-to-think-like-an-fbi-profiler/chapters/learning-from-a-killer-the-kemper-tapes https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/shadow-boxing/201406/the-fbis-sessions-serial-killers https://edmundkemperstories.com/blog/category/trial/ https://edmundkemperstories.com/blog/category/robert-k-ressler/ https://edmundkemperstories.com/blog/2019/08/18/if-i-went-apeshit-in-here-youd-be-in-a-lot-of-trouble-wouldnt-you/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQAtv3Gfy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEI-2_El3_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8IfslxOmF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrLNDfojQA

    1h 29m

  5. May 29

    May Boo's Clues: Doppelgängers, Dead Folks & Dolls That Won't Leave

    Ghouligans! We are back with another batch of listener stories...and they're bringing the creepy! In this month's episode of Boo's Clues we hear about holiday sibling sightings that weren't siblings at all, locked Airbnb doors that should have stayed locked, cursed dolls courtesy of grandma, and a funeral home slumber party that went very wrong. Grab a drink and settle in. Things are getting weird. 👻🦎 No sources needed. Just listener trauma. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: ⚡🥤DUBBY Energy Drink Discount Code: SUSPECTS10 🔗 https://www.dubby.gg/discount/SUSPECTS10?ref=txkscqas 🛒🛍️👕Printful 🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects

    41 min

  6. May 27

    The Bell Witch

    Happy one year anniversary Ghouligans!🎉🥂 👻 Today, we celebrate the birth of our coven by covering a long-time favorite: The Bell Witch. In the 1800s, the Bell family moved to a quiet farm in Tennessee… but by 1817, this farm was anything but quiet. What started as strange animal sightings quickly escalated into violent attacks, disembodied voices, and a presence that seemed to know everything, and everyone. This entity tormented the family for years, targeting one child in particular and ultimately claiming a life. With hundreds of alleged witnesses (including a future U.S. president) this case remains one of the most infamous and debated hauntings in American history. Because if a ghost can slap you, roast you, ruin your love life, and predict the future… What exactly are you dealing with? Was this really a witch? A spirit? Or something…human? 🕯️Light a candle, grab some sage, and settle in for the legendary story of the Bell Witch. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: ☕ RYZE Mushroom Coffee Get 15% off your first order with code: SUSPECTSANDSPIRITSPODCAST15 🔗 https://get.aspr.app/SH1a6r 👓✨ ANYLUV Blue Light Glasses 🔗 https://amzn.to/4bddP7M 🛒🛍️👕Printful 🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you* Sources: Headley, Camille Moffitt. The Bell Witch: The Truth Exposed. Pat Fitzhugh, 2009. (🔗 Book link) https://amzn.to/4tV3Zik https://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm https://www.bellwitchcave.com/bell-witch-legend/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429573/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Haunting https://www.amazon.com/American-Haunting-Donald-Sutherland/dp/B000K7UDR0 https://www.bellwitchcave.com/ https://www.bellwitchcave.com/bell-witch-legend/ https://www.bellwitchcave.com/pricing-tours/ https://www.bellwitch.org/ https://www.themoonlitroad.com/the-bell-witch-cave-adams-tennessee/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Witch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Witch_Cave

    1h 12m

  7. May 20

    The Phoenix Canal Murders: Hiding in Plain Sight

    In 1992, along a quiet bike path in Phoenix, Arizona, 21 year old Angela Brosso set out for an evening ride and never came home. Ten months later, another young woman vanished along that same route. What followed became one of Arizona’s most disturbing unsolved cases, marked by brutal violence and a killer who seemed to disappear without a trace. For more than two decades, the Phoenix Canal Murders remained a mystery, until advances in DNA technology uncovered a suspect no one expected... A man who lived openly within the community. A man who posed for photos with police officers. A man known for dressing as the “Zombie Hunter,” embracing a very public persona. In this episode, we dive into the murders, the decades-long investigation, and the chilling truth about the man hiding in plain sight. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: 📚 Audible 🔗 https://amzn.to/4t1MuwJ 🛒🛍️👕Printful 🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects ☕ RYZE Mushroom Coffee Get 15% off your first order with code: SUSPECTSANDSPIRITSPODCAST15 🔗 https://get.aspr.app/SH1a6r *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you* Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryan-patrick-miller-zombie-hunter-phoenix-canal-murders-timeline/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zombie-hunter-bryan-patrick-miller-phoenix-unique-murder-defense-48-hours/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zombie-hunter-bryan-patrick-miller-convicted-killer-death-row-48-hours/ https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/gZPwSxPUhrC1p0G2LjbWBNeejgjtApgb/ https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/releases/?view=108648-48-hours-reports-on-how-the-police-used-a-chilis-restaurant-to-catch-a-murderer-who-posed-as-a-zombie-fighting-comic-book-hero https://www.azfamily.com/2023/03/10/would-he-love-me-enough-not-kill-me-ex-wife-zombie-hunter-testifies-trial/ https://www.azfamily.com/2023/05/18/zombie-hunters-ex-wife-testifies-he-had-notepad-women-he-wanted-kill/ https://www.azfamily.com/2024/03/13/candid-conversations-death-row-with-zombie-hunter/ https://www.azfamily.com/2023/10/20/true-crime-arizonas-coverage-zombie-hunter-case-be-featured-cbs-48-hours/ https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/bryan-patrick-miller-ex-wife-testifies-at-canal-murders-trial/75-a036ff68-076e-49c3-aa67-7893fb7161aa https://maricopacountyattorney.org/CivicAlerts.asp?AID=985 https://maricopacountyattorney.org/CivicAlerts.asp?AID=998 https://apps.azcourts.gov/aacc/appella/ASC/CR/CR230157.PDF https://troyhillmancoldcase.com/bryan-patrick-miller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Patrick_Miller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQaSPs_g-Kg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXbFS-Szf18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOdxVeGnAg

    1h 11m

  8. May 13

    A Haunting at 30 East Drive: Britain’s Black Monk of Pontefract

    On a quiet street in Pontefract, a modest brick home became the center of one of the most violent and well-documented hauntings in British history. What began as strange noises, moving objects, and silly goose behavior, quickly escalated into something far more terrifying...an unseen force that could throw furniture, manipulate reality, and respond intelligently to anyone who challenged it. As the Pritchard family struggled to understand what was happening inside 30 East Drive, the activity grew darker, more targeted, and impossible to ignore. When a hooded figure in black robes began appearing throughout the home, the haunting took on a name that still lingers today: The Black Monk of Pontefract. Hold on to your butts Ghouligans, this story is full of surprises. Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! suspectsandspiritspod@gmail.com And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals. Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/ Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok IG: suspectsandspiritspodcast Faceboook: Suspects & Spirits Podcast TikTok: suspectsandspiritspod 🎙️Today’s Sponsors: 🛒🛍️👕Printful 🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects 🐶 WOOF Pupscicle 🔗 https://amzn.to/47hPxsa 🧊 Pupscicle Refill Pops 🔗 https://amzn.to/4subNai 💧🧃 WaterBoy Hydration Packets 🔗 https://amzn.to/3P6TPMJ *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you* Sources: Wilson, Colin. Poltergeist!: A Study in Destructive Haunting. Aquarian Press, 1981. (Book link 🔗) https://amzn.to/4ngJWZS https://www.30eastdrive.com/ https://www.30eastdrive.com/today/ https://www.30eastdrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FEAT-WHEN-LIGHTS-GO-OUT.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Lights_Went_Out https://rue-morgue.com/paranormal-pontefract-exploring-the-legacy-of-the-most-violent-haunting-in-britain/ https://owensandy.com/7-a-visit-to-the-poltergeist-house-30-east-drive-pontefract/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g580423-d16619194-Reviews-The_Black_Monk_of_Pontefract-Pontefract_West_Yorkshire_England.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EtX4Hza8pM https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/30/when-the-lights-went-out https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19549381 https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/its-fright-night-at-pontefract-poltergeist-house-3337563 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743993/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71409/true-story-black-monk-pontefract https://www.historydefined.net/black-monk-of-pontefract/ https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-black-monk-of-pontefract https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/30-east-drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BKvVRTMy30 https://www.facebook.com/BBCRadio4/videos/to-kick-off-the-brand-new-visualised-podcast-series-uncanny-cold-cases-is-case-1/3430918660380977/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Friary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Priory

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Join your host Taylor Serafin, as she explores the strange, the sinister, and the supernatural. Journey into the darkest sides of humanity and the eeriest corners of the unknown. Whether it’s a baffling cold case or a haunted hotel, this podcast will be sure to satisfy your creepy cravings. And maybe even make you laugh along the way.

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  • Creator
    Taylor Serafin
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Suspects & Spirits

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