The Bad Taste Crime Podcast The Bad Taste Crime Podcast

Ever wondered if that heist movie you love gave someone ideas? This week, we dive into the dark side of cinema and explore chilling true stories of crimes inspired by Hollywood! Buckle up, 'cause things are about to get real...unreal. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!

You can check out High Expectations here!

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All That's Interesting - "The Chilling Crimes Of The Scream Killers, The 16-Year-Olds Who Murdered Their High School Classmate"
News.com.au - "Chilling interview with a disturbed teenage killer"
The Crime Wire - "The Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart by the Real Life 'Scream' Killers"
Medium - "The Scream Killers: What Happened to Cassie Jo Stoddart?"
Explore With Us - "The Disturbing Case of the Scream Killers" (Youtube)
Explore With Us - "A 16 Year old Killer's Video Diary | Documentary" (Youtube)

ResearchGate - "Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime?"
Abigail Rieley - "Scared out of his wits"
Ranker - "Did the Lost Film 'London After Midnight' Possess A Man To Commit Murder?"
Den of Geek - "Unearthing the Greatest Vampire Movie You'll Never be Able to See"
TV Tropes - "Film/London After Midnight"
Silent-ology - "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About 'London After Midnight' (Practically)"

Love goes south. Hearts get broken. People get murdered. Buckle up for more twisted tales of passion gone wrong in this episode of the BTC. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!

You can check out Murder and Such here!

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India Times - "Before You Watch Akshay Kumar's Rustom, Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Case It's Based On"
Legal Authority - "K.M.Nanavati vs. State Of Maharashtra"
Mint - "Sylvia's story beyond the scandal"
Legal Service India - "Case Analysis: KM Nanavati v/s State Of Maharashtra"
Times of India - "He was a fine tall specimen who came and told me, I've shot a man"

Biography - "Inside Phil Hartman's Tragic and Shocking Death"
Y! Sports - "The Tragic Murder-Suicide That Took Phil Hartman's Talented Life"
All That's Interesting - "How Did Phil Hartman Die? Inside His Murder At The Hands Of His Wife"
CNN Entertainment - "Phil Hartman: 25 years after actor's tragic death, his work still resonates"
Investigation Discovery - "'90s Crime Flashback: The Life And Tragic Death Of Phil Hartman"

This week, we delve into the shadowy corners of the unknown, exploring unsolved mysteries that leave us scratching our heads. Prepare for goosebumps and unanswered questions as we explore the cases that continue to baffle investigators and haunt our imaginations. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!

You can check out the Not Fade Away podcast here!

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Tales of History and Imagination - "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?"
Curious Archive - "'Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?': Espionage, Witchcraft, and Other Theories"

The Crime Wire - "The Strange Case of the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"
Morbidology - "The Phantom Barber"
Sun Herald - "The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula is one of the creepiest stories to come out of Mississippi"
Mental Floss - "Mississippi's Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"
Gulflive.com - "Pascagoula's 'Phantom Barber' represents Mississippi on Huffington Post's list of weird things"
History Daily - "The Phantom Barber: The Strange Crime Spree That Will Have You Scratching Your Head"
Oddly Historical - "The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"
Jason Roberts - "The Phantom Barber of Pascagoula"

Justice served...cold? Dive into the chilling (and infuriating) world of wrongful convictions. This episode exposes cracks in the system, amplifies unheard voices, and asks: how often is "guilty" actually a lie? A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!

You can check out Murder Road Trip here!

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The National Registry of Exonerations - "Marvin Haynes"
People - "Man Who Spent 19 Years in Prison on Wrongful Murder Conviction Is Freed: 'We Inflicted Harm,' Says Prosecutor"
FOX9 KMSP - "Marvin Haynes is rebuilding his life after serving 19 years behind bars for wrongful conviction"
CNN - "After 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here's what he plans to do next"
Great North Innocence Project - "Marvin Haynes"
Hennepin County Attorney's Office - "Hennepin County wrongful conviction vacated, Marvin Haynes to be released from prison"
Unicorn Riot - "The Case of Marvin Haynes - A Unicorn Riot Investigative Series"
Innocence Project - "Innocence Project's Uplifting Moments from 2023"
Georgia Fort - "Chance of Freedom: Man Fights to Overturn Life Sentence"

Innocence Project - "Rickey Dale Wyatt"
Dallas Observer - "After 31 Years Locked Up, Ricky Dale Wyatt is Free But Not Quite Exonerated"
The National Registry of Exonerations - "Rickey Dale Wyatt"

As we travel further into the new year, it provides new opportunities for the world's scammers. In this episode of the BTC, we look at two strange cases of scams going awry. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Eileen Walters!

You can check out 600 Second Saga here!

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Ring the Damn Bell - "A Wrestling With Sin Mystery: The Carny Con Man Jerry Balisok"
Casetext - "State v. Balisok"
Mental Floss - "How Conman Jerry Balisok Pulled the Ultimate Disappearing Act"
68 Wn. App. 277, 843 P.2d 1086, STATE v. BALISOK
StevenWarran - "March 10, 1990, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 'Jonestown Victim' Turns Up Alive In the King County Jail, by Jack Hopkins"
Find A Grave - "Jerry Bibb Balisok"
Justia - "State v. Balisok"
The Seattle Times - "Murder Conviction Overturned By Court -- Court Of Appeals Rules Jury Action Prejuduced Trial"
The Seattle Times - "Man Feared Dead In Jonestown Ran Hoax, Police Say"

AARP Podcast - The Perfect Scam - Colorado Funeral Home Body Brokering Scheme Part 1 & 2 - Episodes 153-154 - May 11 & 18, 2023.
KKCO11 News - "Montrose funeral home mastermind and co-conspirator sentenced"
United States Attorney's Office: District of Colorado - "Sunset Mesa Funeral Home Operators Sentenced to Federal Prison For Illegal Body Part Scheme"
Courthouse News Service - "Colorado funeral home director to pay restitution for selling body parts"
The Daily Sentinel - "Body of complaints piled up: State knew of funeral home concerns long before FBI raid"

Love bites. Medicine lies. Tune in for a double dose of deceit – where hearts break and bank accounts bleed. This week, BTC talks romance scams and medical fraud. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Eileen Walters!

You can check out the Book vs. Movie Podcast here!

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For Better Science - "Macchiarini's trachea transplant patients: the full list"
The Guardian - "Sweden: surgeon convicted of bodily harm over synthetic trachea transplant"
The Guardian - "Dr Con Man: the rise and fall of a celebrity scientist who fooled almost everyone"
Vanity Fair - "The Celebrity Surgeon Who Used Love, Money, and the Pope to Scam an NBC News Producer"
AARP Podcast - The Perfect Scam - Star Studded Wedding Becomes Bride’s Worst Nightmare - Episodes 131-132 - August 25 / September 1, 2022
Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife - Netflix Series - November 2023

New York Post - "America's most prolific romance scammer sentenced to 5-year slap on the wrist"
CNN - "A fake Romeo charmed more than 100 women with promises of romance, then scammed them. Now he's going to prison"
The New York Times - "Dating Scammer Who Swindled Women Sentenced to Five Years in Prison"
Love Fraud - "Patrick Giblin trolls phone dating lines, taking money from 132 women"
U.S. Department of Justice - "Atlantic City Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Escape and Wire Fraud"
Daily Beast - "Inside the Heartbreaking Cons of America's Most Prolific Romance Scammer"
The U.S. Sun - "Stole her Heart: Inside heartless crimes of 'fake Romeo' Patrick Giblin likened to Tinder Swindler who scammed hundreds out of thousands"
U.S. Department of Justice - "Atlantic City Man Admits Escape and Wire Fraud"
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