Camping is Canceled.

Camping is Canceled

Every week, sisters-in-law Gen and Kait deep-dive into stories of murder, survival, and the paranormal. New episodes are released every Friday at 9 a.m. CT wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @campingiscanceled Send case suggestions and any personal stories of survival or encounters with the paranormal that you'd like to share on the podcast to campingiscanceled@gmail.com

  1. EP 132: "Don’t Let Them In:” The Harrowing Legend of Black Eyed-Children (BEKs)

    2d ago

    EP 132: "Don’t Let Them In:” The Harrowing Legend of Black Eyed-Children (BEKs)

    It started as a single encounter in a Texas parking lot in 1996 — a journalist sitting in his car, a check in hand, when two teenagers approached and asked for a ride. Nothing unusual, until he looked at their eyes. Completely black. No whites, no pupils, no iris. Just void. He threw the car in reverse and didn't look back, and when he did, they were gone. That was Brian Bethel's account, and it became the origin story of one of the internet's most unsettling modern legends: the Black-Eyed Children, or BEKs. The encounters we read through this episode span rural Appalachia, a cold November night in Scotland, a supermarket, and more. Some are easier to dismiss than others. Some really aren't. Keep your blinds closed and your lights on for this one, campers. ⚠️ Content warning: paranormal horror, descriptions of intense dread and fear, brief references to child endangerment and death. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday? Join our Patreon to support the show!

    1h 18m
  2. EP 131: “One Who Goes Over the Horizon” — The Incredible Ocean Survival of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, PART I

    Jun 19

    EP 131: “One Who Goes Over the Horizon” — The Incredible Ocean Survival of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, PART I

    In 1983, Tami Oldham Ashcraft was only 23 years old when she and her fiancé set out to sail the Pacific Ocean. She and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, set off to sail from Tahiti to San Diego aboard Hazana. Back in 1983, weather reports only came through every 3 hours. By the time Tami and Richard knew what Hurricane Raymond was, the storm was already on top of them. Richard was swept overboard and never found. Tami was knocked unconscious for 27 hours. When she woke up, she was alone on a dismasted, half-destroyed boat 1,500+ miles from the nearest land — without a working motor, radio, or rescue in sight. In Part I of this Survival Summer two-parter, we walk through Tami's extraordinary life before the storm — the VW bus, the beach salsa business, the dockside love story — and come right to the edge of one of the most harrowing moments in modern survival history. Buckle up, campers. It only gets wilder from here. Want to learn more about Tami’s incredible story? Read “Red Sky in Mourning,” her memoir that inspired the 2018 film “Adrift,” starring Shailene Woodley. Sources Oldham Ashcraft, T., & Magearhart, S. (2002). Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea. Hyperion. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday? Join our Patreon to support the show!

    1h 18m
  3. EP 130: SURVIVAL SUMMER — Dogs Who Have Saved People’s Lives

    Jun 5

    EP 130: SURVIVAL SUMMER — Dogs Who Have Saved People’s Lives

    These dogs — and one very deserving cat — went full hero mode when it mattered most. This week, we dove deep into the Reddit thread "Redditors Whose Lives Were Saved By An Animal" and pulled the best of the best. We were not prepared for how much we'd cry. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday?Join our Patreon to support the show!

    53 min
  4. EP 129: SURVIVAL SUMMER — "What's the Worst Situation You've Survived?"

    May 29

    EP 129: SURVIVAL SUMMER — "What's the Worst Situation You've Survived?"

    Survival Summer is officially in session, campers. This week, we’re going straight to the internet — specifically, the Reddit thread that asked people to share the worst situation they'd ever survived. The responses did not disappoint. From a college weed run that ended at the barrel of an AK-4, to a retired escort who slowly, horrifyingly pieced together what her "regular client" was actually after... we might be a little scarred from these survival tales. Next week, we are back with a full deep dive into the survival story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, a woman who survived a Category 4 hurricane and 41 days lost at sea. Stay tuned. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday?Join our Patreon to support the show!

    1h 7m
  5. EP 128: BLIND READ — "Enietra Washington: Only Confirmed Survivor of the Grim Sleeper" by Shari Rose

    May 22

    EP 128: BLIND READ — "Enietra Washington: Only Confirmed Survivor of the Grim Sleeper" by Shari Rose

    She was supposed to be his eighth victim. On November 19th, 1988, 27-year-old Enietra Washington — a mother of two and lifelong South Los Angeles resident — accepted a ride from a stranger named Lonnie Franklin Jr. and barely lived to tell about it. Shot point-blank in the chest, sexually assaulted, photographed unconscious, and pushed from a moving car, Enietra did something Lonnie Franklin never counted on: she survived. And decades later, she took the stand and looked him in the eye. Lonnie Franklin Jr., known as the Grim Sleeper, was convicted of 10 murders in 2016 and sentenced to death. He died on death row at San Quentin in March 2020. Enietra Washington — who goes by Margette today — calls herself not a survivor, but a conqueror. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday? Join our Patreon to support the show! SOURCE: https://blurredbylines.com/articles/enietra-washington-survivor-grim-sleeper-serial-killer/

    1h 6m
  6. EP 127: The 1979 Main Line Murders — Where Are Karen & Michael? (Part IV)

    May 11

    EP 127: The 1979 Main Line Murders — Where Are Karen & Michael? (Part IV)

    Forty-six years later, and we still don't have an answer to that question. In this final installment of the Mainline Murders, we walk through the trials of both Bill Bradfield and Dr. Jay Smith — the theft conviction that cracked the case open, the jailhouse confessions that made stomachs drop, the physical evidence that pointed directly to Karen and Michael, and the appeal that let a convicted triple murderer walk free. All of it builds to the two loose threads that refuse to tie: where are those children, and who is truly responsible? This one stings. Because the justice system got close — twice — and still, Susan Reinert's kids remain missing. Bill Bradfield died in prison in 1998, maintaining his innocence to the end. Jay Smith walked out of a Pennsylvania courtroom a free man in 1992, his murder convictions overturned on appeal. And Karen and Michael Reinert have never been found. If you're new here, start back at Episode 119. And if you have any information about this case, the Pennsylvania State Police can be reached at 717-671-7573. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday? Join our Patreon to support the show!

    1h 40m
  7. EP 126: "She Is Me, And I Am Her" — The Deadly Trend of Alpine Divorce

    May 1

    EP 126: "She Is Me, And I Am Her" — The Deadly Trend of Alpine Divorce

    What started as a Victorian-era literary euphemism for murder on a mountain has become a hashtag, a warning, and for too many women — a lived experience. The term "alpine divorce" traces back to 1893 and Scottish author Robert Barr's fiction, where a husband plots to push his unhappy wife off a cliff in the Swiss Alps. The wife outsmarts him. Not everyone gets that ending. In this episode, we dig into the deeply unsettling trend of partners — overwhelmingly men — abandoning, endangering, or outright attempting to kill their significant others in remote wilderness settings. From cases that made the headlines to firsthand accounts shared by women on Reddit, this episode covers the full, feral spectrum of what this "trend" actually looks like. As u/whateverr-what-9876 put it: "She is me and I am her. Only that my case was in summer." "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday? Join our Patreon to support the show! Sources Barr, R. (1893). An Alpine Divorce. In In a Steamer Chair and Other Shipboard Stories. Stokes. Plamberger, T. — Innsbruck Court ruling, 2025. Reported via Austrian press on the death of Kerstin Gurtner on the Grossglockner. König, G. — Hawaii v. König. Guilty verdict, attempted manslaughter, 2025. Sentencing scheduled August 13, 2025. Reddit — r/TrueOffMyChest. User accounts: u/KaleidoscopeCool1316, u/whateverr-what-9876, u/Slow_Concern_9882, u/Int-Merc805, u/Schweinkatze, u/PomeloPopper. Retrieved April 2026.

    1h 15m
  8. EP 125: BLIND READ — "The Killer Cadets"

    Apr 24

    EP 125: BLIND READ — "The Killer Cadets"

    In December 1995, a farmer driving along a desolate country road outside Mansfield, Texas, found the body of 16-year-old Adrienne Jones — shot twice, her skull caved in, left behind a barbed wire fence in the dark. She had been lured out of her house in the middle of the night by the boy she had a crush on. What investigators would eventually uncover was a murder plot born out of jealousy, obsession, and two teenagers who had convinced themselves that eliminating a girl was the only way to preserve what they had. ⚠️ Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of murder, violence, and the sexual description of a minor. "That's Genevieve. And that's Kaitlyn." Sisters-in-law, best friends, former CNAs, and the sharp-witted duo behind Camping Is Canceled. Known for their mix of research-driven storytelling and unfiltered commentary, Gen and Kait tackle true crime cases (and paranormal rabbit holes) with empathy, curiosity, and a healthy dose of dark humor. 📲 Instagram: @campingiscanceled 📲 TikTok: @campingiscanceled 📧 Contact: campingiscanceled@gmail.com 🎧 Listen now — everywhere you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Friday. Want more stories, no ads, and exclusive bonus episodes every Thursday? Join our Patreon to support the show! Source: Hollandsworth, S. (1996, December). The killer cadets. Texas Monthly.https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-killer-cadets/

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Every week, sisters-in-law Gen and Kait deep-dive into stories of murder, survival, and the paranormal. New episodes are released every Friday at 9 a.m. CT wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @campingiscanceled Send case suggestions and any personal stories of survival or encounters with the paranormal that you'd like to share on the podcast to campingiscanceled@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Camping is Canceled
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    137
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Wilhelm Creative LLC 2025
  • Show Website
    Camping is Canceled.

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