Pathological Podcast

Julianne Boyd and Cassidy Shirts
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  • True Crime
  • Biweekly

Two weekly podcast episodes! Wed: True Crime News & Fri: Case Deep Dives

  1. 1d ago

    30. Halloween Special: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Happy Halloween! In today’s episode, Cassidy tells some of the most infamous childhood nightmares ever put to paper—from a hook-handed killer lurking in the darkness, to a babysitter who discovers the calls are coming from inside the house! Alvin Schwartz’s ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ has terrified generations of readers. What makes them so timeless? Are any of them rooted in real-life crimes, or are they purely the stuff of urban legend? We’ll discuss after each of the four stories. So turn off the lights, check your back seat, and maybe turn on a night light? Because we’re diving into the eerie world of childhood folklore!

  2. 3d ago

    29. The Salem Witch Trials - Part 2

    In part 2 of our 2 part series on The Salem Witch Trials, we’ll unveil the four reigning theories as to what caused the mysterious illness of patients zero, Abigail Williams & Betty Parris, that set New England down such a dark path. Was it ergot poisoning, Jimsonweed poisoning, Lyme disease, or possibly a psychosomatic manifestation from emotional wounds buried deep in their psyches? We’ll tell you of each of the 26 victims of the witch trials, how 20 were executed, while six others wasted away in the putrid conditions of Salem Jail, all thanks to the unchecked fanaticism of an insular people living in 1600’s Massachusetts.

  3. Oct 23

    28. The Salem Witch Trials - Part 1

    The Salem Witch Trials took place over 330 years ago, when within just 16 months, between February 1692 and May 1693, almost 200 people in a population of around 2000—mostly women—were accused of practicing witchcraft, 30 of whom ended up being convicted, and 20 executed, 19 by hanging, and 1 pressed to death with heavy stones. From baseless accusations to wide-spread panic, how is it that an entire community lost its sense of reality, using the LEGAL system of indictments, warrants of arrest and trials to justify the torture and execution of the innocent? We’ll speak to themes of groupthink and mass hysteria, phenomena spurred on by the highly oppressive Puritanical theocracy which governed their lives at this time and place in history.

  4. Oct 21

    27. Alex Murdaugh, Russell Brand & Gloria Kowalewicz

    The three headlines we discuss this week are: Alex Murdaugh's judge warning him that his retrial won't become a circus; Russell Brand standing trial for rape in London; and a former Chicago homicide detective named as the man who killed an 8-year-old girl 65 years ago!

  5. Oct 16

    26. Maria Marten & The Red Barn Murder

    The Red Barn Murder became a thing of legend after it happened in 1827 in the British countryside. Then 25 year old, Maria Marten, met her lover, William Corder, in a red barn from where they planned to elope, when instead she met her end. The discovery of her body almost a full year later is where things take a turn for ethereal. Did the stepmother play a role in Maria’s murder, or did she truly dream of the location of her step daughter’s body? Either way, Polstead, UK quickly became the murder tourism capital of the United Kingdom—plays and ballads written and performed about the case, soon to be movies and books.

  6. Oct 14

    25. Christa Pike, “Prince” Andrew’s Epstein Involvement & Patricia Krenwinkel (Manson Family Cult)

    In today’s true crime news episode, we give updates on the status of Christa Pike after waking up post execution attempt; Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew) challenging the search warrants tied to his Epstein investigation; and former Manson Family cult murderer, Patricia Krenwinkel being granted parole for a third time!

  7. Oct 9

    24. “The Devil Made Me Do It”: The Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson for the Murder of Alan Bono

    This case was the first ever homicide in the small town of Brookefield, Connecticut’s 193 year history. While the February 16th, 1981 murder of 40 year old Alan Bono was open and shut as far as who committed the murder, the year leading up to the murder is one of the most bizarre paranormal stories we have on record. This case earned national attention as the first (and last) time that demonic possession was used as a legal defense strategy in a United States court.

  8. Oct 7

    23. Christa Pike, Lindsay Clancy & the Cornell 7

    In today’s episode we give updates on the botched execution of Tennessee death row inmate, Christa Pike; Lindsay Clancy’s hearing to see if they will go to trial again for the murders of her three children; and the tragic SA case involving Jane Doe and the accused seven frat men at Cornell University.

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Two weekly podcast episodes! Wed: True Crime News & Fri: Case Deep Dives

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  • Creator
    Julianne Boyd and Cassidy Shirts
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Julianne Boyd and Cassidy Shirts
  • Show Website
    Pathological Podcast

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