Creep Me Out: A Podcast of True Crime, Urban Legends, & the Weird

Join friends Morgan Benek, and Kat Bueman once a week every season, as they dive into stories of true crime, urban legends, spooky history, and the paranormal.

  1. 11/05/2024

    Deep Dive: Jeffrey Dahmer, Part I

    This week Morgan tells the first part of the story of one of the most notorious serial killers in history, Jeffrey Dahmer. Citations: -Lionel Dahmer, A Father's Story (Out of Print) -Dvorchak, R., & Holewa, L. (1992). Milwaukee Massacre: Jeffrey Dahmer and the Milwaukee Murders.[Kindle]. Dell Publishing. -Festival that Dahmer victim was planning to attend 6/18/78. (1978, June 17). Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-festival-that-d/38114889/ -Jeffrey Dahmer. (n.d.). In Federal Bureau of Investigation, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts (No. 7-MW-26057-Section 2). Retrieved June 19, 2024 https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-lionel-dahmer/jeffrey-lionel-dahmer-part-03-of-19 -Jujjavarapu, A. (2024, May 23). Who Is Jeffrey Dahmer’s Brother David Dahmer & Where Is He Now? Yahoo. Retrieved June 19, 2024 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jeffrey-dahmer-brother-david-dahmer-122616166.html -Masters, B. (2020). The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer [Print]. Hodder Paperbacks. -Norris, J. (1992). Jeffrey Dahmer [Book]. Constable Limited. -Rosewood, J. (2017). Jeffery Dahmer: A Terrifying True Story of Rape, Murder & Cannibalism (The Serial Killer Books Book 1) [Audiobook]. -Sullivan, C. (2022, January 27). Jeffrey Dahmer Biography: The Cannibal Killer. Biographics. https://biographics.org/jeffrey-dahmer-biography-the-cannibal-killer/ -The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search. (n.d.). https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JTUdAAAAIBAJ&pg=6988,58204 -Why Jeffrey Dahmer Waited Almost a Decade After Killing His First Victim, Steven Hicks, Before Murdering Again. (2022, October 12). A&E. Retrieved June 19, 2024 https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/steven-hicks -Inside Edition. (2018, November 27). Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahmer: Serial Killer’s Chilling Jailhouse Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWjYsxaBjBI -Jordan, J. (2022). Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes. Netflix.  https://www.netflix.com/watch/81408930?trackId=14170289 -What happened to Jeffery Dahmer's Army Career? Sarah Sicard https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/2022/09/28/what-happened-to-jeffrey-dahmers-army-career/ -Soldiers, sexual abuse – and the serial killer: The US military’s secret sexual assaults https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/soldiers-sexual-abuse-and-the-serial-killer-the-us-military-s-secret-sexual-assaults-8679271.html Credits: Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly Album art: Ben Harrison Hosts: Morgan Benek and Ari Graves Producer: Nick Kizina

    2h 40m
  2. 10/15/2024

    Profile: BTK

    This week Morgan tells Ari the story of the saddest, most pathetic serial killer in American History, Dennis Radar better known by his self appointed moniker, BTK. Citations: -Katherine Ramsland, Ph. D Confessions of a Serial Killer -FBI Records: The Vault https://vault.fbi.gov/dennis-rader/dennis-rader-part-01/view -Matthew Crawford, Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer: Psychology of a Psychopath https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Profile-of-a-Serial-Killer-Part-5-Dennis-Rader-The-BTK-Killer -Michael Ruiz,Serial killer’s daughter confronts him behind bars over explosive diary entry that suggests she too was victim https://www.foxnews.com/us/serial-killers-daughter-confronts-him-behind-bars-over-explosive-diary-entry-suggests-she-too-victim -Scott A Bonn Ph. D,The Extreme Narcissism of Serial Killer BTK https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/202402/the-extreme-narcissism-of-serial-killer-btk -Scott A Bonn, Ph. D, Evolution of a Serial Killer: Dennis Rader, BTK https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/202202/evolution-serial-killer-dennis-rader-btk -Quote Catalog https://quotecatalog.com/quote/dennis-rader-those-three-dud-8abQ3Mp -Elena Nicoladu, Read The BTK Killer's Shocking Letters For Yourself https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/08/240763/btk-killer-letters-victims-mindhunter-season-2 -Netflix, Catching Killers, S2:E1 https://www.netflix.com/title/81264650 -American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Stitistical Manual of Mental Disorders V Credits: Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly Album art: Ben Harrison Hosts: Morgan Benek and Ari Graves Producer: Nick Kizina

    2h 9m
  3. 10/01/2024

    Vlad the Impaler & the History of Vampires

    This week Ari, and Morgan each dive deep in the history of Vampires, and the man, the myth, the legend who started the modern fasciation with the bloodsuckers, Vlad Tepes, better known as Vlad the Impaler. Citations: -Dracula Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times, Radu R. Florescu & Raymond T. McNally -Vampire History https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history -Inside The Bloody History Of Vampires, From Ruthless Rulers To Medical Mysteries, Kaleena Fraga https://allthatsinteresting.com/vampires -Lichtheim, Miriam (2006) [1976]. Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume Two: The New Kingdom. University of California Press. pp. 197–199. -Decomposing Bodies in the 1720s Gave Birth to the First Vampire Panic, Karina Wilson  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decomposing-bodies-1720s-gave-birth-first-vampire-panic-180976097/ -How vampire lore emerged from shadowy medical mysteries, Bella Isaacs-Thomas https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/how-vampire-lore-emerged-from-shadowy-medical-mysteries -The past stinks: a brief history of smells and social spaces, William Tullet https://theconversation.com/the-past-stinks-a-brief-history-of-smells-and-social-spaces-121383 -The Last American Vampire, Christopher Klein https://www.history.com/news/the-last-american-vampire Credits: Modern Mythos Network intro and outro written and performed by Sean McNeilly Album art: Ben Harrison Hosts: Morgan Benek and Ari Graves Producer: Nick Kizina

    1h 33m
3.3
out of 5
7 Ratings

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Join friends Morgan Benek, and Kat Bueman once a week every season, as they dive into stories of true crime, urban legends, spooky history, and the paranormal.

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