Severed | True Crime Podcast

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Severed is a podcast that explores true crime to paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories and Severed Jersey Stories are commentary-only spinoff shows that cover strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and Jersey, baby.

  1. 6D AGO · BONUS

    Strange Stories: Deviant

    We discuss the salacious sexual scandal between Rev. Travis Clark and two dominatrices, Lady Vi (Mandy Dixon) and Melissa Cheng (Empress Cheng), that occurred at a church’s altar in 2020. Listener discretion is advised. NSFW. CW | TW: This episode is NSFW as it contains talk of sexual abuse, sexual deviance, pedophilia, defiling of church property, blasphemy, obscene sex acts, BDSM, and more. This is a record for us here at Severed. 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 Sources News Clip: Former Priest Gets 3 Years Probation for Obscenity (WGNO-TV) Article: “Priest Recorded Having Group Sex on Altar of Pearl River Church, Police Say; 3 Arrested” by Ramon Antonio Vargas and Sara Pagones (NOLA.com) Article: “Priest Recorded Having Group Sex on Altar of Louisiana Church, Cops and Records Say” by Ramon Antonio Vargas and Sara Pagones (Sun-Herald) Article: “Catholic Priest Caught Making Sex Tape on Pear River Church Altar Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity” by Ken Daley (KPLCTV) Article: “Disgraced Priest Who Had Sex on Church Altar Getting His Confiscated Electronics Back” by Chris Harris (NYPost) Article: “Louisiana Judge Orders Return of Devices to Ex-Priest Caught Having Sex on Church Altar” by Ramon Antonion Vargas (The Guardian) Article: “Pat Wattigny, Former Rummel Chaplain, Pope John Paul II President, Added to Clergy Sex Abuse List” by Ramon Antonio Vargas (non-paywalled; NOLA.com) Article: “‘So Shaken’ Dominatrix ‘Caught Filming S&M Porn Video with Priest at Church Altar’ Suffering Nightmares & Panic Attacks After Arrest” by Katy Forrester (The U.S. Sun) Article: “Louisiana Judge Orders Return of Devices to Ex-Priest Caught Having Sex on Church Altar” by Ramon Antonio Vargas (The Guardian) Press Release: “Pearl River Priest Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity” (J. Collins Sims; 22nd Judicial District Attorney) Lady Vi Promo: Lady Vi (Embedded via DailyMailUK) GoFundMe: Support Melissa Cheng’s Lawyer Fees and Med Leave (GoFundMe) Louisiana Obscenity Law: Obscenity (106) (Louisiana State Legislature) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m

  2. OCT 27

    Paranormal: NJ Urban Legends 2

    We celebrate our 100th episode by discussing the history and details of the Overlook Asylum (Essex County Hospital), the haunted Ayers-Allen House in Metuchen, and the tragic history of the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City.  CW | TW: This episode discusses human endangerment, murder, death/unaliveness, and the paranormal, profanity 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 Sources Overlook Hospital Article: “Haunted NJ: The Overbrook Asylum” by Dan Bergstein (BestOfNJ) Article: “A Farewell to Overbrook Asylum” (Essex County Hospital) Article: “Overbrook Hospital: Historic NJ Asylum’s Buildings Demolished; Author Records Their Demise” by Owen Proctor (NorthJersey.com) Documentary:  Words of Overbrook by Wheeler Atabanez Ayers-Allen House National Registry of Historic Places Nomination Form: Ayers-Allen House Series: The Holzer Files: “Possessor’s Curse” (S1E9; 2019) Haunted Open House Flyer: Ayers-Allen House (via Metuchen-Edison Historical Society) Facebook: The Ayers-Allen House  GenealogyBank: “Spooky Tales: The Ayers-Allen Haunted Tavern” (Facebook) Article: “Photos: Most Haunted Places in Central Jersey” (MyCentralJersey) Article: “History of Metuchen” (via Metuchen-Edison Historical Society) Book: Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond by Hans Holzer (2004) Website: Metuchen, New Jersey (Revolutionary War New Jersey) Absecon Lighthouse Website: Absecon Lighthouse (AbseconLighthouse.org) Article: “The Haunted History of New Jersey’s Absecon Lighthouse” by Alondra Cabrera (New Jersey Digest) Article: “Ghost Stories of Absecon Lighthouse” (Haunted U.S.) Historical Newsletter: “The Wreck of the Powhattan and Absecon Light” by Michael Connor (Atlantic County Historical Society) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 22m

  3. OCT 20

    Paranormal: Myrtles Plantation

    We discuss historical facts and mythos surrounding The Myrtles. We succinctly chronicle the plantation’s 230-year history and explore the autobiographical (and erotically-charged) accounts of one-time proprietress, Frances Kermeen, in her book, The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House, published in 2005. CW | TW: This episode discusses enslavement, murder, and sexuality. 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 Sources Website: The Myrtles Website: Explore Louisiana Book: The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House (2024) by Frances Kermeen Book: The History and Haunting of the Myrtles Plantation (2nd Edition; 2016) by Rebecca F. Pittman Book: Haunted Houses: Chilling Tales From 26 American Homes (2020) by Nancy Roberts  Book: Louisiana Legends & Lore by Alan Brown (2021) Article: “The Myrtles Plantation Legends, Lore, and Lies: How Historical Research Revealed The True Story Behind ‘One of The Most Haunted Houses in America” (AmericanHauntingsInk) Article: “This ‘Haunted’ Louisiana Plantation Is Featured In A New Netflix Docuseries. How To Watch.” by Hannah Levitan (NOLA) Blog: “Myrtles Plantation I: A Southern Haunting” (U.S. Ghost Adventures) Article: “Crapemyrtle” (Arbor Day Foundation) Docuseries: Files of the Unexplained: “Ghosts of Myrtles Plantation” (Netflix) Episode: Inside America’s Most Haunted House: “World’s Most Unexplained 103” (HauntTV) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 38m

  4. OCT 13 · BONUS

    Strange Stories: Napa Valley Murders

    Episode Description: Drew solo hosts to discuss the murders of Leslie Mazzara and Adriane Insogna that occurred between Halloween 2004 and early November 2004 in Napa Valley, California. CW | TW: This episode discusses predatory behavior, murder, and suicidal ideation. 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 Sources News Clip: 48 Hours Preview: Nightmare in Napa (CBS News) Article: “Nightmare in Napa” by Daniel Schorn (CBS News) Article: “Sole Survivor of Napa Killings Speaks” by (ABC News) Article: “Halloween Murder in the Napa Valley” by Katherine Ramsland (CrimeLibrary.org) Article: “Women Who Survived Night of Murders Still Seeking Perspective, Peace” by Julissa McKinnon” (non-paywalled; Napa Valley Register) Article: “NAPA/Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbings of 2 Women/Husband of Co-Worker of One of the Victims if Jailed As Suspect in 2004 Killings” by Jim Doyle, Matthew B. Stannard (Chronicle; SFGate) Book: Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country by Paul LaRosa (LOC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min

  5. OCT 6 · BONUS

    Strange Stories: Pumpkin Pounce

    We discuss an inflatable yard decoration that took flight in Bay Village, Ohio. This 15-foot pumpkin was ablaze with LED lighting amidst a wind and rainstorm, obstructing traffic and posing a challenge to officers on the scene to restrain its loose tethers. CW | TW: This episode discusses a runaway, inflated pumpkin! 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 Sources News Clip: Ohio Police Officer Attacked By Inflatable Pumpkin (KENS 5) Article: “Cop ‘Attacked’ By Giant Inflatable Runaway Halloween Pumpkin in Middle of the Street” by Jon Haworth (ABC News) Article: “Giant, Inflatable Pumpkin ‘Attacks’ Police Officer Trying To Wrangle It” by Rachel Vadaj and Dorothy Sedovic (WTVM) Article: “Giant Inflatable Pumpkin ‘Attacks’ Bay Village Police Officer” by Drew Scofield (News 5 Cleveland) Article: “Watch: Bay Village Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Inflatable Pumpkin” by (WJW; Fox 8) Article: “Ohio Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Runaway Pumpkin–Months After Turkeys Chased Him Down During Traffic Stop in Viral Video” by Jacki Thrapp (NY Post) Article: “Video: Ohio Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Pumpkin” by Joanna Putman (Police 1) Article: “Officer ‘Attacked’ By Giant Infaltable Pumpkin On The Loose in Ohio. See the Video” by Jennifer Rodriguez (The Kansas City Star) Facebook Post: Bay Village Officer Attacked By Halloween Display (Dashcam Footage) Product: Menards Pumpkin Hollow 15’ LED Colossal Pumpkin Halloween Inflatable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

  6. SEP 29 · BONUS

    Jersey Stories: Brawl at the Mall

    We discuss armed robbery and violence at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ. Orlando Ocampo-Galo stuffed his backpack with stolen perfumes before being apprehended in Macy’s.  CW | TW: This episode discusses armed robbery, theft, and violence. 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 Article: “Shoplifter Pulled Knife, Headbutted Security at Macy’s, Cops Say” by Anthony G. Attrino (NJ.com) Article: “Four Charged with Shoplifting From Willowbrook Mall Stores: Wayne PD” by Michelle Rotuno-Johnson (Patch.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min

  7. SEP 22 · BONUS

    Strange Stories: Rage Quitting

    We discuss the visceral to viral “F**k You! I Quit!” announcements from Walmart and Burlington employees. We consider how far-reaching and universal this message appears on social media and in the broader work culture. CW | TW: This episode discusses profanity-laden public resignations–take some notes. 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 Sources YouTube Clip: Walmart Worker Quits Over Intercom: Beth McGrath Resigns Over Store Loudspeaker: F-k this job. (Inside Stories) Article: “Walmart Worker Resigns Over Store Loudspeakers: ‘F-k This Job’” by Fox 5 NY Staff (Fox 5) Article: “Disgruntled Carencro Walmart Employee Quits Her Job Over Store Intercom, Posts Video to Facebook” by DJ Digital (973 TheDawg) Article: “‘F*** This Job’: Video of Walmart Worker’s Resignation Viewed Over 23,000 Times” by Jack Beresford (Newsweek) Article: “Employee Quits After Announcing ‘I Hate This Job’ Over Store’s PA System” by Rebecca Flood (Newsweek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    27 min

  8. SEP 15 · BONUS

    Jersey Stories: Burger Bandit

    We discuss the reoffending Burger Bandit, Jermaine Campbell, who broke into a Shake Shack restaurant in Paramus, NJ, to cook himself a meal and steal merchandise, including a chef’s hat. How does he like his burger? Well done.  CW | TW: This episode discusses burgers, breaking and entering, and burglary, with a side of theft. 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 Sources Article: “Newark Man Accused of Breaking into Paramus Shake Shack Multiple Times, Cooking Food” by Manahil Ahmad (NorthJersey.com) Article: “Man Breaks Into North Jersey Shake Shack, Cooks Himself Food: Police” by Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff (Patch.com) Article: “N.J. Man Broke into Shake Shack, Cooked Himself Food, Cops Say” by Nicolas Fernandes (NJ.com) Article: “Man Accused of Breaking into Paramus Shake Shack and Cooking Himself A Meal” (Eyewitness News 7) Article: “Surprise! App Leads Bergen Sheriff’s Officers Directly to Mercedes Thief at Mall In Paramus” by Jerry DeMarco (DailyVoice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Severed is a podcast that explores true crime to paranormal cases with a concise format and in-depth analysis. Severed Strange Stories and Severed Jersey Stories are commentary-only spinoff shows that cover strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and Jersey, baby.

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  • Creator
    Rogue Media Network
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Rogue Media Network
  • Show Website
    Severed | True Crime Podcast

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