Severed | True Crime Podcast

Rogue Media Network

Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.

  1. 4d ago ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Grave Remains

    We discuss prolific grave robber Jonathan Gerlach, who collected 100 skeletons from Delaware and Luzerne Counties in Pennsylvania and sold them via Cash App, Facebook Marketplace, and Instagram. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details concerning the exhumation of human remains. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Delco Grave Robbery Suspect May Be Tied To Cemetery Thefts in Luzerne County (ABC 6 Philadelphia) Website: Anatomy Warehouse  Website: Mount Moriah: Historic Cemetery & Arboretum Article: “P.A. Man Accused of Stealing More Than 100 Skeletons from Cemeteries” by David Chang, Deanna Durante, Shaira Arias, and Ali Ingersoll (NBC 10 Philadelphia) Article: “100 Skulls and Mummified Body Parts Found in a Pennsylvania Grave Robbery Case, Police Say” by AP (Associated Press; republished by CNN) Article: “100 Skeletons Found in Home of Man Who Looted Historic Cemetery, Police Say” by Gaya Gupta (WaPo) Article: “Judge Pauses Hearing For Man Accused of Stealing 100 Corpses, Remains From Historic Cemetery” by Jackson Healy (Courthouse News Service) Article: “Ephrata Man Accused of Stealing Human Remains Faces New Charges” by Dan Nephin (Lancaster Online) Article: “Man Tied to Luzerne County Cemetery Investigation Waives Arraignment in Human Remains Theft” by Fox 56 Newsroom (Fox 56 Wolf) Article: “Bill Introduced to Make Selling Stolen Body Parts a Crime in Pennsylvania” by Tyler Jeski (CBS Austin) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains?” by Tanya D. Marsh, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University (The Conversation) Arrest Record: East Earl Township Police Department: Jonathan C. Gerlach

    Strange Stories: Grave Remains

  2. Oct 5 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Ghost Divorce

    We discuss British theatrical goth rock singer-songwriter Brocarde's whirlwind romance and marriage to Edwardo, her ghostly ex-husband. We outline her claims about Edwardo’s possessive and philandering nature, based on his affair with Marilyn Monroe’s ghost. CW | TW: This episode discusses marrying a ghost, married life, and the afterlife. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: The Woman Married A Ghost (NYP reporting; Worldie via YT) Website: Brocarde.com Interview: The Woman Who Married A Ghost This Halloween! | This Morning (YouTube; This Morning) Episode: “This Bride is Marrying A Ghost?!” | Say Yes to the Dress with Tan France | (YouTube; TLC) Article: “Singer Divorces Her Ghost Husband” by Chas Newkey-Burden (The Week UK) Article: “‘I Divorced My Victorian Ghost Husband After He Disappeared For Days Then Returned Smelling Like Chanel No. 5” by Lee Grimsditch (Manchester Evening News) Article: “Woman Who Married a Victorian-Era Ghost Has Divorced Him By Having An Exorcism” by Stewart Perrie (LAD Bible) Article: “English Singer Divorces The Ghost of A Victorian Soldier She ‘Married’ A Year Ago Who She Alleges Had An Affair With Marilyn Monroe” by Austin Harvey; Edited by Maggie Donahue (ATI) Article: “‘I Divorced My Ghost Husband–Now He’s Stalking Me in Bizarre Disguises’” by Antony Clements-Thrower (Mirror)

    Strange Stories: Ghost Divorce

  3. Sep 28 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Rotisserie Chicken Rumble

    We discuss former elementary school teacher Ashley Murff’s biased and vicious attack on a victim purchasing two rotisserie chickens as a good deed. Murff punched the victim in the face after hurling racial slurs and escaping from the South Carolina Sam’s Club.  CW | TW: This episode discusses racial slurs and assault. Profanity likely included; detention guaranteed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Arrest Made in Sam’s Club Assault (News 19 WLTX) Article: “Charlotte Teacher Suspended After Arrest in South Carolina” by Luke Tucker (WBTV 3) Article: “Trial Delayed for Teacher Accused of Using Racial Slur, Assaulting Victim at Sam’s Club” by WIS 10 Staff (WBTV 3) Article: “Charlotte Teacher Arrested in Sam’s Club Assault, Placed on Paid Suspension” by Ciara Lankford (QC News) Article: “Elementary School Teacher Punched Sam’s Club Shopper in the Face for Wanting to Buy 2 Rotisserie Chickens, Cops Say” by Jerry Lambe (Law & Crime) Article: “Teacher Allegedly Punches Woman in Face During Rotisserie Chicken Dispute in Sam’s Club” by Jill Sederstrom (Oxygen True Crime) Article: “CMS Superintendent Breaks Silence, Says Internal Investigation Found ‘No Evidence of Wrongdoing’” by Hank Lee (WCNC Charlotte) Article: “Hate Crime Trial Delayed After Jury Dispute in Midlands Case Involving Sam’s Club Fight” by Kara Daniel (WACH Fox 57)

    Strange Stories: Rotisserie Chicken Rumble

  4. Sep 21 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Student Fight Club

    We discuss the exploitation and abuse of neurodivergent students at The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, created by Dr. Mary Tracy Morrison and her staff of teachers and mandated reporters, all of whom were complicit in the scandal in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  CW | TW: This episode discusses educational fraud, child abuse, and trauma. Profanity likely included; detention guaranteed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Prosecutor: School Director Was ‘Ringleader of Makeshift Child Fight Club’ (K8 News) Article: “Private School Director and ‘Ringleader’ of ‘Child Fight Club’ Pleads Guilty” by Matt Campbell (Arkansas Times; arktimes.com) Article: “Prosecutor: School Director Was ‘Ringleader of Makeshift Child Fight Club’” by K8 Newsdeck (K8 News; kait8.com) Article: “FOIA Documents Show Utter Lack of Due Diligence in Jonesboro Fight Club Case” by Sam Watson (For AR People; forarpeople.org) Article: “Enraged with Engage: Parent Claims Her Autistic Children Were Abused By Teachers and Peers” by Maddie Sexton (KAIT 8; kait8.com) Article:  “This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It” by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen *ProPublica; propublica.org) Non-Profit Profile: Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, Inc. via Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org) Educational Initiative: LEARNS Arkansas (Learns ADE Arkansas  learns.ade.arkansas.gov)

    Strange Stories: Student Fight Club

  5. Sep 16 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Middle School Sextortion

    We discuss a middle school sextortionist from Fieldstone Middle School in Stony Point, NY. He randomly targeted peers, disguising himself as a girl, soliciting suggestive pictures and media from them, and then extorting gift cards and cash from them.  CW | TW: This episode discusses sextortion and sexual exploitation of minors with mention of unaliving oneself. Profanity likely included; detention guaranteed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Community Members Gather at Rockland County School to Learn about Dangers of Sextortion (CBS New York) Article: “Middle School Boy Accused of Catfishing Classmates in Sextortion Scheme” by Maia Coleman (NYT; nyt.com) Article: “Middle Schooler Accused of Sextortion of Fellow Students in Rockland County, N.Y. Police Think There May Be Hundreds of Victims” by Jesse Anger and Tony Aiello (CBS News; cbsnews.com) Article: “Middle School Student Arrested in Alleged Sextortion Scheme with Hundreds of Potential Victims: Police” by Doc Louallen (ABC News; abcnews.com) Article: “Middle Schooler Arrested in Months-Long Sextortion Investigation in Stony Point” by Staff (Reported by Marcus Solis; ABC 7 Eyewitness News; abc7ny.com) Article: “Fieldstone Student Charged in Sextortion Investigation; Hundreds of Kids Could Be Victims” by Nancy Cutler (LoHud; lohud.com) Article: “Nigerian Brothers Jailed in US for Sextortion Scam Targeting Teenagers” by Joe Tidy (BBC; bbc.com) Podcast: Parenting in a Tech World | Host: Titania Johnson

    Strange Stories: Middle School Sextortion

  6. Sep 7 ·  Bonus

    Strange Stories: Cocaine in the Classroom

    We discuss the arrest of Westdale Middle School math teacher Virginia Somers for possessing cocaine and marijuana in her wallet. Somers claimed the drugs came from an LSU football tailgate, but she was arrested and detained awaiting the next legal steps. Back to school’d we go!  CW | TW: This episode discusses narcotics in middle school. Profanity likely included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Tik Tok: @severedpodcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources News Clip: Baton Rouge Teacher Arrested After Drug Search Reveals Cocaine, Marijuana (Louisiana First News) Article: “Drug Dog Visiting Middle School Finds Cocaine in Teacher’s Wallet, Police Say” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (1011 Now; KOLN-KGIN; 1011now.com) Article: “Baton Rouge Louisiana Teacher Arrested with Cocaine, Marijuana During Random Search” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (WAFB9; wafb.com) Article: “Math Teacher Busted with Cocaine by Drug-Detecting K-9 During Random Check at Middle School, Marijuana Found in Her Car: Police” by Jamie Frevele (Law&Crime; lawandcrime.com) Article: “Police Drug Dog Busts Cocaine-Possessing Louisiana Middle School Teacher” by Chris Harris (NY Post; nypost.com) Article: “Westdale Middle School Math Teacher Arrested For Marijuana, Cocaine After Random School Search” by Quinn Coffman (The Advocate; advocate.com) Article: “Middle School Teacher  Arrested for Possession of Cocaine; Drugs Found by Dog During Random Search” by Adam Burruss (WBRZ; wbrz.com) Article: “Middle School Teacher Arrested with Cocaine, Marijuana During Random Search” by Kevin Foster, Perry Robinson, and Emily Van de Riet (WAFB9; wafb.com) Article: “See Where Louisiana Ranks as U.S. State with Adults Using Cocaine” by Keymonte Avery (AOL; aol.com) Article: “Baton Rouge Man Charged After More Than 37 Pounds of Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop” by Michael Scheidt (Louisiana First News; louisianafirstnews.com)

    Strange Stories: Cocaine in the Classroom

  7. Aug 31

    Severed Second Cut: The Watcher

    In this inaugural episode of Severed: True Crime, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson sever the facts and offer analysis of The Westfield Watcher case. They provide an in-depth discussion of the handwriting on The Watcher envelope as well as language analysis on excerpts from The Watcher letters sent to The Broaddus and other neighborhood families. Persons of interest include The Lanford Family. The episode rounds out with some humorous and critical takes on the casting and writing of the 7-episode Netflix series and, of course, creator and director Ryan Murphy. CW/TW: This episode contains themes of suburban horror and stalking. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “The Watcher: A Family Bought Their Dream House. But According to the Creepy Letters They Started to Get, They Weren’t the Only Ones Interested in It.” by Reeves Wiedeman | TheCut.com Article: “Taking Another Look at the Watcher: What We Know about the Case Four Years Later” by Reeves Wiedeman | TheCut.com Legal Document: “Here is ‘The Watcher’ Lawsuit in All of Its Terrifying Detail” | Documents.Gawker.com TV Series | Netflix:  The Watcher (2022) SecondHandSongs.com: “Young Blood” by The Coasters

    Severed Second Cut: The Watcher

  8. Aug 24

    Severed Second Cut: Cleveland Torso Killer

    We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with an update on DNA testing. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, decapitation, dismemberment, and dissemination of body parts. There are graphic details of these events. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden State Sources Website: The Kingsbury Run Murders (Torso Killer) via Cleveland Police Museum (clevelandmuseum.org) Book: In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders by Dr. James Jessen Badal (InternetArchive; archive.org) Article: “The Torso Killer: Cleveland’s Lingering Mystery” via Cleveland Public Library (cpl.org) Article: “Torso Murders” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via EBSCO (EBSCO.com) Article: “Ness, Eliot” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via Biography.com Article: “A Byte Out of History: Eliot Ness and the FBI” via FBI Archives (archives.fbi.gov) Article: “Nearly A Century After The ‘Torso Killer’ Terrorized Cleveland, DNA Testing Is Underway To Identify Victims” by Kerry Breen (CBS News; cbsnews.com) Article: “Solving the Cleveland Torso Murders” by Erick Trickey (Cleveland Magazine; clevelandmagazine.com) Article: “First Victims of Torso Killer to Undergo DNA Testing for Identification Revealed” by Sara Goldenberg (Cleveland 19; cleveland19.com) Article: “Getting A Leg Up: A Brief History of Prosthetics Through the Lens of Our Collection” via Museum of Health at Kingston Blog (museumofhealthcare.blog) Article: “ArtiFacts: Built for Speed–Robert Liston’s Surgical Technique” by Alan J. Hawk (National Library of Medicine; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Article: “The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized A Terrifying Brain Surgery” by Jennifer Wright (TheCut; thecut.com; non-paywalled) Article: “The Historical Use of Restraints in Asylums” by Shawn Logan (Kentucky Historic Institutions; kyhi.org) Article: “Infant Skeletons Found Wrapped in 1930s Newspapers” by Nardine Saad (NBC News; nbcnews.com) Article: “So-Called ‘Mad Butcher’ Terrorizes Cleveland” by History.com Editors Article: “The Ruxton Murders - 1935” via The Glasgow Police Museum (policemuseum.org.uk) Article: “Cleveland’s Serial ‘Torso Killer’ Was Even More Vicious Than Jack the Ripper” by Todd Farley (New York Post; nypost.com) Mugshot: Florence (Flo) Pollilo via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) Series: Cleveland Stories: James Badal via TV20 Cleveland (YT)

    Severed Second Cut: Cleveland Torso Killer
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Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.

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  • Creator
    Rogue Media Network
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Rogue Media Network
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