The M Word After Dark

The M Word After Dark

Welcome to The M Word After Dark! A true crime podcast that explores everything murder, mystery and the missing. I'm your host Mariana, join me every Monday for full deep-dive cases and on Friday Frights, where listeners share their own encounters with the macabre. Lock your doors and step into the shadows with me. Because when it comes to crime.. the truth is darker than fiction.

  1. May 18

    Bain Family Murders

    On the morning of June 20, 1994, five members of the Bain family were found shot to death inside their home in Dunedin, New Zealand. Four days later, the only surviving family member, 22-year-old David Bain, was charged with the murders. What followed became one of New Zealand’s most controversial criminal cases. Was David Bain a calculated killer who staged the scene and tried to frame his father? Or was Robin Bain responsible for the murders before taking his own life? In this episode, we break down the crime scene, the conflicting evidence, the appeals, the retrial, and the theories that still divide people decades later.

    37 min

  2. Apr 6

    The Killing of Sharon Lopatka

    In 1996, Sharon Lopatka left her home in Maryland after weeks of online conversations with a man she had never met in person. Days later, she was dead. What makes this case different isn’t just how it ended—it’s what led up to it. Hundreds of emails. Detailed planning. And a request that raises questions people still debate today. Did Sharon truly consent to what happened? Or was this a case of someone taking advantage of a woman in a vulnerable state? In this episode, we break down the timeline, the messages, and the details that make this case one of the most unsettling intersections of the early internet and real-life consequences.

    35 min

  3. Mar 23

    The Mysterious Death of John Lang

    In 2016, 51-year-old John Lang was found dead inside his Fresno, California home after a fire broke out. His death was ruled a suicide. But in the weeks leading up to it, John documented what he believed was ongoing surveillance by the Fresno Police Department. He uploaded videos, filed complaints, and made repeated claims that he was being targeted. Days before his death, he posted that if anything happened to him, it would be made to look like a suicide. In this episode, we go through John’s videos, his claims, the official findings, and the details that continue to raise questions. Was this a case of paranoia… or was something else happening that never fully came to light?

    32 min

  4. Mar 9

    Rod Ferrell- Vampire

    In 1996, a group of teenagers who called themselves vampires became the center of a murder case that shocked the country. At the center of it all was 16-year-old Rod Ferrell, who claimed he was a 500-year-old vampire named Vesago and the leader of a small group known as the “Vampire Clan.” What started as teenage role-playing and goth subculture eventually turned into something far darker. In this episode, we look at the background of Rod Ferrell, the formation of the so-called Vampire Clan, and the murders of Richard Wendorf and Naoma Queen in Eustis, Florida. We also talk about the investigation, the arrests, the trials, and where everyone involved is today — nearly thirty years later. When you strip away the gothic imagery and the sensational headlines, what’s left is a case about violence, influence, and a group of teenagers whose fantasy blurred into something deadly.

    32 min

  5. Feb 23

    Asha Degree-Missing

    26 years ago, in the early morning hours of February 14, 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree vanished from her home in Shelby, North Carolina — walking alone into the darkness during a storm. What happened next has remained one of the most haunting mysteries in modern true crime. For decades, investigators have chased leads involving a 1970s-era green vehicle, possible sightings along Highway 18, and more recently, renewed search warrants and seized evidence. With no arrests and no definitive answers, Asha’s case continues to raise difficult questions: Was she lured? Did she plan to meet someone? Or was something else entirely at play? In this episode, we break down the timeline, the key developments, the evolving theories, and the latest investigative updates — while honoring a family that has never stopped searching and never stopped believing she will come home. This is the story of Asha Degree.

    35 min

  6. Feb 16

    Israel Keyes

    Israel Keyes didn't follow the usual pattern. He didn't stay in one state. He didn't target one type of victim. He buried weapons years before using them and traveled across the country to create distance between himself and his crimes. When he was arrested in 2012, investigators believed they were dealing with a local abduction. What they uncovered instead was an offender who had potentially been operating for over a decade. In this episode, we walk through who Israel Keyes was, how he operated, his confirmed victims and the cases that remain uncertain. Because even after his death, there are still so many unanswered questions.

    32 min

  7. Feb 9

    Maura Murray-Missing

    This episode marks 22 years since Maura Murray disappeared. On a cold night in February in 2004, Maura's car was found abandoned on a rural road in Haverhill, NH. She was nowhere to be found- and she has never been seen again. In this episode we walk through what we know, what remains unclear, and why this case continues to raise more questions than answers. More importantly this episode centers on the fact that Maura is still missing- and her family is still searching.

    21 min

  8. Feb 2

    The Survival of Mary Vincent

    This episode tells the story of Mary Vincent, a teenager whose life was permanently altered by a single ride and a brutal act of violence. What followed wasn't just survival, but an almost impossible will to live- and a determination to make sure it never happened to anyone else. We walk through the events of that night, the failures of the justice system that came after, and the life Mary built in the aftermath. This story is about endurance and what survival really looks like.

    22 min
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Welcome to The M Word After Dark! A true crime podcast that explores everything murder, mystery and the missing. I'm your host Mariana, join me every Monday for full deep-dive cases and on Friday Frights, where listeners share their own encounters with the macabre. Lock your doors and step into the shadows with me. Because when it comes to crime.. the truth is darker than fiction.

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  • Creator
    The M Word After Dark
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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