Dead Serious

Ames Marie

Welcome to Dead Serious. This is the show where we cover true crime — the cases, the courts, and the absolutely unhinged way everyone loses their minds about it. We take the crimes seriously. We take the victims seriously. Everything else is fair game.

Episodes

  1. Jul 29

    He Stopped at a Hardware Store - Janet Acosta

    Send us Fan Mail On April 25, 2000, Janet Acosta sat in her van at Watson Island during her lunch break, reading a book in the shade. She was 49 years old, a production worker at the Miami Herald, and she was minding her own business in a way that she absolutely should have been allowed to keep doing. She wasn't. What followed was 140 miles of highway — Miami to the Florida Keys — that ended on Cudjoe Key, in a patch of ground where her body lay for two days before anyone found her. Her killer was 23 years old, had a razor blade, and apparently had nowhere better to be. He confessed. He was convicted. He was sentenced to death in 2003. And then the legal system did what it does: it took its time. Twenty-five years later, on April 8, 2025, Michael Anthony Tanzi was executed by lethal injection in the state of Florida.   Instagram: dead_seriouspod   Facebook: dead_seriouspod   APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129   SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw   Edited by: Wojciech, B   Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram)   At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories in a truthful manner, although press media and other resources can not always be verified.  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

  2. Jul 14

    She Said She'd Be Right Back: Sharon Thor

    Send us Fan Mail Fifteen‑year‑old Sharon Thor left her Franklin Township, New Jersey home on October 26, 1982 after receiving a phone call from someone she seemed to know. She told her mother she’d be right back, climbed into a car with two men, and vanished. Three days later, her body was found in a wooded area near her home. Sharon had been beaten to death, suffering severe blunt‑force trauma to her head and ribs, and the circumstances suggested a possible sexual assault. Sharon was a dedicated ballet student, just days away from her 16th birthday, and her murder remains unsolved more than four decades later. Her family continues to seek answers and hopes someone will finally come forward with the truth.  Instagram/Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw   Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram)   At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.      Case Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/franklin-township-new-jersey-cold-case-sharon-thor-rcna22801377. https://projectcoldcase.org/2024/10/07/sharon-thor/ https://somersetprosnj.gov/resource-page/135 https://www.villagerstheatre.org/viewproductions/remembering-sharon/ https://www.pomc.org/online-support/catch-a-killer/sharon-thor/ https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2024/01/14/sharon-thor/ Support the show  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

  3. Jul 7

    She Said He Was the Monster, but the Evidence Said She Was Too. Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo

    Send us Fan Mail Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo were Canada’s worst couple, and not in the “we fight in IKEA” way — in the “we commit unspeakable crimes together” way. Between 1990 and 1992, three teenage girls were tortured and murdered while Karla insisted she was just a helpless bystander who happened to participate in everything. Convenient. For a while, the courts even believed her. Then the videotapes surfaced, and suddenly her “I was scared” routine didn’t look so much like fear and a lot more like acting. This episode walks through the crimes, the infamous plea deal, and the evidence that made it very clear Karla wasn’t dragged into darkness — she walked in, took notes, and held the door open.  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified. Case Sources: https://globalnews.ca/news/1619887/magnotta-jury-returns-after-seeing-gore-video-depicting-killing/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/key-events-in-the-bernardo-homolka-case-1.933128  https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paul-bernardo-and-karla-homolka-case Autopsy Presents Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Part 1, YouTube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tammy_Homolka  Mascaraandmurder.blogspot.com https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/former-bernardo-lawyer-avoids-misconduct-charge-1.231714  https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=did+any+laws+change+after+ken+murray+was+acqutted&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/paul-bernardo-s-lawyer-was-advised-to-hold-onto-the-tapes-1.228313  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Baden#:~:text=Michael%20M.%20Baden%20(born%20July,the%20host%20of%20HBO's%20Autopsy.  Nally, J. (Director). (2021). Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes [TV mini-series].  Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes (Netflix) Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer. Directed by Mark Lewis, Raw TV, 2019. Netflix. Support the show  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

  4. Jul 3

    Like, Seriously? Maternal Instinct

    Send us Fan Mail Maternal Instinct tells the story of Taylor Parker, a woman who faked a pregnancy for months, murdered her friend Reagan Simmons‑Hancock, and cut her unborn baby from her womb in an attempt to pass the child off as her own. On October 9, 2020, Reagan — eight months pregnant and just 21 years old — was attacked in her New Boston, Texas home by someone she believed was a friend. Parker fled with the baby, staged a roadside “birth,” and was arrested within hours. The case is one of the most shocking examples of escalating deception turning into violence, and the documentary examines the lies, the investigation, the trial, and the community left reeling. Parker was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2022. *Correction: The baby in this story passed* Instagram: dead_seriouspod Facebook: dead_seriouspod APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw   Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram)   At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories in a truthful manner, although press media and other resources can not always be verified. Case Sources:  https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/maternal-instinct-release-date-news  Dimmock, J. (Director). (2026). Maternal Instinct [Film]. Netflix. [1, 2]  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

  5. Jul 3

    She Said Intruder, Texas Said Otherwise: Darlie Routier

    Send us Fan Mail On June 6, 1996, five-year-old Damon, and six-year- old Devon Routier were stabbed to death in their Rowlett, Texas home. The mother, Darlie Routier was found injured on the living room couch and claimed an intruder attacked her and the boys. Investigators quickly came a to a different conclusion, arguing the crime scene was staged, and her wounds were self-inflicted.  What followed was one of the most divisive trials in modern true crime--a conviction built on blood patterns, fibers, and a controversial home video, and decades of appeals that continue to split public opinion. This episode breaks down the crime, the investigation, and the long fight over what really happened in that house on Eagle Dr. Instagram: dead_seriouspod Facebook: dead_seriouspod APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw Edited by: Wojciech, B Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories in a truthful manner, although press media and other resources can not always be verified. Case Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie_Routier https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/routierdarlie.html https://www.txcourts.gov/All_Archived_Documents/ccaInformation/opinions/72795.htm https://www.injusticewatch.org/archive/2019/darlie-lynn-routier-remains-in-prison-awaiting-long-overdue-dna-testing/ https://www.aetv.com/articles/darlie-routier-children-murdered-june-            Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

  6. Jul 3

    Eight Minutes: The Fatal Encounter of Michael Dale

    Send us Fan Mail In April 2023, 55‑year‑old Michael Dale died during a high‑risk fetish session with OnlyFans creator Michaela Brashaye Rylaarsdam in Escondido, California. What began as a consensual encounter escalated into a dangerous situation involving extreme restraint and restricted breathing. Video evidence later showed Dale struggling while unable to free himself. He was declared brain‑dead the next day. Rylaarsdam was charged and ultimately pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, receiving a four‑year prison sentence. The case raised difficult questions about consent, safety, and responsibility in high‑risk fetish encounters — and how quickly a planned session can turn tragic when proper precautions aren’t taken. Instagram: dead_seriouspod Facebook: dead_seriouspod APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw Edited by: Wojciech, B Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) Here at Dead Serious I strive to tell stories in a truthful matter although press media and other resources can not always be verified. Case Sources:  https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/onlyfans-model-suffocated-client-death-163432103.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-11/onlyfans-creator-pleads-guilty-to-suffocating-socal-man-to-death https://ktla.com/news/california/california-onlyfans-death-plea-deal/https://jobs.latimes.com/?_gl=1*15s9fus*_gcl_au*MjA2MzEwODI1MC4xNzc4OTU0MDM1 https://hounslowherald.com/onlyfans-model-pleads-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter-in-fatal-fetish-ca-p32069-390.htm https://torontosun.com/news/world/onlyfans-california-housewife-escort-guilty-kinky-sex-death https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2026/05/08/who-is-michaela-rylaarsdam-the-housewife-living-double-life-who-killed-client-during-sexual-act.html  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

    Eight Minutes: The Fatal Encounter of Michael Dale

  7. Jul 3

    Influencer, Instability, and a Knife: The Clenney-Obumseli Story

    Send us Fan Mail The homicide of Christian Obumseli inside a Miami luxury high‑rise became one of the most polarizing true‑crime cases in recent memory — and not just because the defendant is influencer and OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney. This episode of Dead Serious breaks down the relationship, the timeline, the evidence, and the courtroom battles that have kept this case in headlines for years. Ames Marie dives into the volatile dynamic between Clenney and Obumseli, the bodycam footage that fueled online outrage, the prosecution’s second‑degree murder charge, and the defense’s insistence that the stabbing was self‑defense. We’ll also look at the hearings, the delays, the denied bond, and the side‑quests involving Clenney’s parents and a mysteriously accessed laptop. @dead_seriouspod Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw Here at Dead Serious I strive to tell stories in a truthful matter although press media and other resources can not always be verified. Case Sources: https://www.courttv.com/tag/courtney-clenney/ https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-onlyfans-model-accused-of-murder-seeks-to-disqualify-state-attorneys-office/3604617/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article312512111.html https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/courtney-clenney-blows-kisses-court-064237707.html https://people.com/courtney-clenney-onlyfans-model-killed-boyfriend-miami-murder-or-self-defense-8623553 https://www.nbcmiami.com/video/multimedia/elevator-video-shows-violent-encounter-between-courtney-clenney-and-christian-obumseli/2833645/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/11/courtney-tailor-instagram-murder-charge Viewer Discretion Advised: The Story of OnlyFans and Courtney Clenney. Directed by Victoria Duley, Tubi, 2024. Edited By: Wojciech B Cover Art: @curlyinkstudio  Instagram & Facebook: dead_seriouspod  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1896929129  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QcspQIAcBaK2ZsoSzwYnE?si=2D6M514USTaYKXsJ8TKASw  Edited by: Wojciech, B  Covert art: @curlyinkstudio (Instagram) At Dead Serious, I strive to tell stories truthfully. Press media and other resources can not always be verified.

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Welcome to Dead Serious. This is the show where we cover true crime — the cases, the courts, and the absolutely unhinged way everyone loses their minds about it. We take the crimes seriously. We take the victims seriously. Everything else is fair game.

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  • Creator
    Ames Marie
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
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