GhastLeigh

GhastLeigh

Sinister murders, ominous abductions, and ghastly crimes will leave your jaw dropping and goosebumps popping. Join Leigh and Devin every other Thursday on GhastLeigh for a menacing true crime story; it's always spooky season here!

  1. 10/26/2023

    34. Burning Bed: Mickey and Francine Hughes

    Mickey Hughes inflicts many forms of horrific abuse upon his wife, Francine, and their 4 children in the 1960-70s. After 13 years of ferocious battering, their relationship finally bursts into flames. Francine's case sparks a movement across the US, resulting in amended laws and improved resources to support victims of domestic violence. Sources: https://retroreport.org/transcript/transcript-the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/us/francine-hughes-wilson-dead-burning-bed-defendant.html https://www.wkar.org/history/2017-03-30/burning-bed-murder-case-defense-attorney-looks-back https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2017-04-03/michigan-womans-story-of-abuse-forever-changed-americas-view-of-domestic-violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Hughes https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abuse https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12947080/james-berlin-hughes https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177971624/francine-wilson McNulty, Faith (1980). The Burning Bed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

  2. 10/12/2023

    33. Fight or Flight: Christy Mack and Jon Koppenhaver

    MMA fighter Jon Koppenhaver and adult film star Christy Mack enter a fiery, passionate relationship after meeting on the set of a Hustler magazine shoot. Young Christy is already wrapped around Jon's finger when she learns that, behind his façade, he is capable of heinous, deadly domestic abuse. *Trigger warning for assault. Sources: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/war-machine-sentenced-to-life-for-brutal-assault-of-ex-inside-the-mma-stars-fall-200852/ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/05/war-machine-jonathan-koppenhaver-life-sentence-christy-mack-kidnapping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PLLOreTLY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Machine_(mixed_martial_artist) https://youtu.be/z8OjbixPf90?si=-hBYNvyK1JTSalFy https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/15/war-machine-wedding-photos-prison-pen-pal-married/

  3. 09/28/2023

    32. Motel Menace: Rodstein Family Murders

    A close-knit family of 4 is abducted from their Montana motel room at gunpoint the night before their cross-country road trip. The horrors that occur over the following 48 hours result in a traumatized survivor and a death penalty case. Sources: https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/dawson-s-last-days/article_88af748e-e339-524e-9961-e7db4388906f.html https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/survivor-of-dawson-killings-enjoys-beach-time-with-kidsposted-on-aug-11/article_9d108632-b503-53d7-a1c0-ae7bd821ac98.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296453/monica-mary-rodstein https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15296417/david-h-rodstein https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153650084/david-thomas-dawson https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-recall-the-victims-of-killer-david-dawson/article_ffca8787-6185-5eca-8889-8a55990db67e.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings,_Montana http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/dawson1039.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Dawson

  4. 09/14/2023

    31. Sleepwalking Killer: Death of Yarmila Falater

    Scott and Yarmila Falater are highschool sweethearts and a loving married couple of 20 years. They have a flourishing marriage with 2 happy children in Phoenix, Arizona. That is, until the neighbor watches as a man drowns Yarmila in her own backyard pool.   Sources: https://people.com/crime/scott-falater-case-man-killed-wife-claimed-sleepwalking-son-speaks-out/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/sleepwalking-killer-scott-falater-wracked-guilt-murdering-wife/story?id=75468448 https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/scott-falater-says-he-still-doesnt-remember-sleepwalking-murder https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-scott-falater-now/ https://www.dailycrime.com/scott-falater-case-of-the-sleepwalking-husband-who-murdered-his-wife-yarmila/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4506454/

  5. 08/31/2023

    30. Unrequited Obsession: Richard Farley

    Stunning, ambitious Laura Black catches the attention of an older co-worker, Richard Farley. When she politely turns down his request for a date, his pursuit becomes increasingly relentless and escalates to obsessive stalking. Years of rejection fester under the surface, and Richard finally erupts into a brutal rampage. Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-18-mn-43514-story.html https://katira.medium.com/the-stalking-case-that-led-to-mass-murder-d15385ac8c49 https://abc7news.com/archive/8743901/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESL_Incorporated https://wickedwe.com/richard-farley/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/19/Memorial-for-mass-murder-victim/6747572245200/ https://vimbuzz.com/where-is-laura-black-now/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/02/18/sudden-death-in-sunnyvale/4f50e5d7-0804-4a56-a2af-ced693c3b577/

  6. 08/17/2023

    29. Perilous Paradise: Disappearances of Mac and Muff Graham

    Wealthy, adventurous American couple, Mac and Muff Graham, take a 6 month sabbatical to an isolated Pacific island, hoping to frolic in paradise by themselves. But they're not alone on this island and vanish a few weeks after arriving. 7 years later, dismembered human remains wash ashore in a metal WWII container.   Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192823587/eleanor-laverne-graham https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214652588/malcolm-graham https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKR5-ZH7/malcolm-gs-%22mac%22-graham-iii-1931-1974 https://www.seanmunger.com/blog/disappeared-malcolm-mac-graham-and-the-palmyra-curse https://www.dailycrime.com/murders-of-mac-and-muff-graham-on-id-did-buck-walker-kill-the-wealthy-couple-to-steal-their-yacht/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll https://en.famagusta.news/entertainment/stories/fonos-ston-tropiko-paradiso-i-mirea-synantisi-dyo-zevgarion-pou-katelixe-me-skeleto-se-kouti/ https://thecinemaholic.com/muff-and-mac-graham-murders-how-did-buck-duane-walker-die-where-is-stephanie-stearns-now/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Sea_Will_Tell https://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/07/13/news/story04.html

  7. 08/03/2023

    28. Pizza Bomber: Death of Brian Wells

    Pennsylvania police receive a 911 call reporting a strange man exiting the bank with a bag of money and what appears to be a bomb collar locked around his neck. Minutes later, news channels film a hole being blown through this man's chest on live TV. The convoluted details that police uncover about the death of Bryan Wells are nothing short of demented. Sources: https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/july/collar_071107 https://pizzabomber.com/timeline-of-pizza-bomber-events/ https://people.com/crime/real-life-story-evil-genius-netflix-pizza-bomber/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-wells-evil-genius-marjorie-diehl-armstrong https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-convicts-woman-in-collar-bomb-robbery/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells https://www.morbidtourism.com/locations/id/5fe7bb1c17add4c4ee798cc6

  8. 07/20/2023

    27. Waffle House Massacre: Travis Reinking

    This story has it all: Assault rifles, Taylor Swift, & Waffle House. When many hungry Nashvillians pack inside Waffle House to enjoy a scrumptious, greasy 3am meal, the last thing the diners expect to see is a crazed man entering the premises holding a deadly weapon. The ruthless attack launches police into a manhunt for this maniacal killer and leaves the city devastated. Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/waffle-house-shooting-victims-nashville-attack https://www.gofundme.com/f/akilah-dasilva-memorial https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebration-of-life-for-deebony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Waffle_House_shooting https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/us/waffle-house-shooter-travis-reinking-sentence/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/22/us/waffle-house-shooting-what-we-know/index.html https://nypost.com/2022/02/01/waffle-house-shooting-video-shows-hero-james-shaw-disarm-gunman-in-2018-attack/ https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/its-draining-a-familys-quest-5-years-after-waffle-house-shooting/ https://www.newschannel5.com/news/waffle-house-shooting-victim-family-awarded-212-million-in-damages https://fox17.com/news/local/photos-show-aftermath-of-tennessee-antioch-waffle-house-shooting-as-travis-reinking-murder-trial-begins-nashville-tennessee-crime https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-waffle-house-shooter-travis-reinking-wrote-taylor-swift-oprah-winfrey-testimony https://fox17.com/news/local/two-years-after-waffle-house-shooting https://www.huffpost.com/entry/waffle-house-victims_n_5addc5f2e4b009869bfb86b4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/waffle-house-shooting-tennessee-today-live-updates-2018-04-22/ https://apnews.com/article/shootings-nashville-travis-reinking-8a6d24d3fcb1d72adf35bf3e838a9849

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Sinister murders, ominous abductions, and ghastly crimes will leave your jaw dropping and goosebumps popping. Join Leigh and Devin every other Thursday on GhastLeigh for a menacing true crime story; it's always spooky season here!

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  • Creator
    GhastLeigh
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    34
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    Explicit
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