We Would Be Dead

We Would Be Dead
  • 4.7 (199)
  • TRUE CRIME
  • UPDATED WEEKLY
We Would Be Dead

We are Holly & Leslie, the hosts of We Would Be Dead. A weekly true crime podcast that finds humanity in the darkness, humor in the history, and the devil in the details. Above all else we recognize that if we had to walk a mile in any of the stories that we tell, we would be dead.

  1. One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 2)

    2 DAYS AGO

    One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 2)

    It's our 200th episode (part 2) , so today we will be covering our number one most requested case, The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh. On November 25th 1991, Mark disappeared from the Sunray Beach neighborhood in Del Haven NJ. The only evidence search teams ever found was his left sneaker. He has been missing ever since. Anyone with Information regarding the disappearance of Mark Himebaugh is urged to contact the Middle Township Police Department at 609-465-8700, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678, the Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-463-2800 or the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135. You can also leave an anonymous tip by text 888777 and put “tips mtpdtips” in the text field. "In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state." In other words, one little thing can change everything.     Click To Learn More https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/convicted-sex-offender-person-of-interest-mark-himebaugh-thomas-butcavage-video-sex-abuse/60570/ https://people.com/people-magazine-investigates-where-is-mark-himebaugh-7563991 https://www.max.com/shows/people-magazine-investigates-2016/87d7ccf9-ab08-4d22-b216-4ea000fa2eb4 Many of sources used this week are located behind archival news outlet paywalls. We will happily share them upon request.    WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 46m
  2. One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 1)

    FEB 6

    One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 1)

    It's our 200th episode, so today we will be covering our number one most requested case, The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh. On November 25th 1991, Mark disappeared from the Sunray Beach neighborhood in Del Haven NJ. The only evidence search teams ever found was his left sneaker. He has been missing ever since. "In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state." In other words, one little thing can change everything.   Click To Learn More https://london-overlooked.com/charles-bravo/ https://paulineconolly.com/2013/the-buscot-bride-sydney-born-florence-campbell/ https://www.sueyounghistories.com/2008-07-18-james-manby-gully-and-homeopathy/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/pharmaceutical   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 10m
  3. Antimatrimony (The Murder of Charles Bravo)

    JAN 23

    Antimatrimony (The Murder of Charles Bravo)

    Tighten up your corsets and starch those high collars because this week we’re going old timey! The mystery of who killed Charlie Bravo has captured the minds of both armchair and career detectives, as well as numerous true crime authors for over a century. This case has it all, money, accents, love affairs, victorian pseudoscience and a murder most foul.  On April 18th, 1876 Charles Bravo leapt from his bed in the middle of the night and cried out to his wife for hot water. Within minutes he was unconscious on the floor. 6 different physicians visited a deathly ill Charles over the next two days before he mercifully passed away. All 6 doctors came to the same conclusion: Poison! So who killed Charles Bravo? Let's see if we can find out! Click To Learn More https://london-overlooked.com/charles-bravo/ https://paulineconolly.com/2013/the-buscot-bride-sydney-born-florence-campbell/ https://www.sueyounghistories.com/2008-07-18-james-manby-gully-and-homeopathy/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/pharmaceutical   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 40m
  4. The Man, The Myth, The Monster (Count Dracula) [REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 133]

    JAN 9

    The Man, The Myth, The Monster (Count Dracula) [REBROADCAST OF EPISODE 133]

    This week we are rebroadcasting our episode on Count Dracula! The Nosferatu craze has gotten ahold of us too.  Enjoy! ----------- There is much about the myth of the vampire that science will never understand. They crawl from their graves, blood running from their mouths trailing mist in search of innocent victims to join them in monstrosity. They are alluring in their terror and terrifying in their allure, and human kind will never cease to wonder if they are simply a legend, or if there is much more. This week we explore the origins of most famous and enduring vampire of all time: Count Dracula. If you're thinking this will be a whole episode on Vlad The Impaler, think again. There is so much more to the iconic count than one Transylvanian tyrant with a pointy nose.  Click to learn more     WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 51m
  5. Lost in Flames (The disappearance of the Sodder children)

    JAN 2

    Lost in Flames (The disappearance of the Sodder children)

    On Christmas Eve 1945 in the quiet little town of Fayetteville West Virginia, Jennie Sodder awoke just after one in the morning to find her little farm house filled with smoke, flames licking the walls of her husband's office. She rushed to wake and alert her husband and 9 children. It was clear that they needed to escape quickly. Once out on the lawn Jennie saw her husband, two daughters and two son's, which left 5 children in the house, trapped, or so they thought. No trace of those five children has been found to this very day. In the seventy nine years since five of the ten Sodder children disappeared during the fire that destroyed their home, no one can say for sure what happened to them and it has driven devoted true crime fans into the deepest rabbit holes.   Click To Learn More Article 1 Article 2 Local West Virginia Coverage Smithsonian Article                 WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 56m
  6. Haunted (A Christmas Carol) [REBROADCAST]

    12/24/2024

    Haunted (A Christmas Carol) [REBROADCAST]

    We promised we aren't becoming a rebroadcast podcast haha. We will be back soon with a brand new episode! Until then, enjoy our holiday spooky cheer with another best of Christmas WWBD episode!-----------There is no phrase one can utter that draws a more visceral christmas response, than Bah, Humbug. And so it is with great joy and depth of feeling that this holiday season we bring you an exploration into this the most famous and meaningful of ghost stories. It may be decked with Holly and frosted with snow, but at it’s heart a Christmas carol is a most glorious ghost story, and we hope all the things you learn today will haunt your house pleasantly forever more. Click to learn more Washington Post Tiny Tim article   WWBD Merch WWBD MERCH STORE  Join the Conversation

    1h 53m
  7. You Have to Want It (The Tragedy of JonBenét Ramsey) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 94]]

    12/12/2024 · BONUS

    You Have to Want It (The Tragedy of JonBenét Ramsey) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 94]]

    Hello Fiends! With the new Netflix documentary, "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey", we thought we should rebroadcast our coverage of the case! We will be back next week with an all new episode! ----------"People ask me all the time how I think of such dark stories every week. Well, I say, I just take any scenario and think of the worst possible outcome. It’s there if you want it, but you have to want it." This week we take a look at a crime that captured a nation. The murder of 6-year-old "beauty queen" (their words, not ours) JonBenét Ramsey. The murder that has dominated the covers of tabloid periodicals ever since the day it happened, all the way back in December of 1996. A beautiful, wealthy, 6-year-old girl brutally murdered in her own home on Christmas night while the rest of her family slept in their beds... or did they? The worst part about this story is that we know very little, the rumors are many and the facts are few, and so, it remains unsolved. So who killed her? Why bring such a violent end to such an innocent little creature? Well, we can give you all the credible information available, but what we can't give you is an answer. You'll have to decide what you think yourself... but be careful, your answer could say more about you than it does about the crime.   Click to learn more Helpful hints for holiday family stress   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    2h 23m
  8. Believe (The Origins of Santa) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 95 ]

    12/06/2024 · BONUS

    Believe (The Origins of Santa) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 95 ]

    To start off the holiday season we are sharing one of our favorite episodes from a few years ago, in which we ruin Santa for you. ENJOY!--------We’re back once again to ruin Christmas! This year we’ll explore the dark and fascinating origins of everyone favorite jolly gift giver, Santa Claus. We’ll explore where our modern Santa came from and meet his merry gang of elves, reindeer, monsters and ham babies. So mind your manners and be sure to watch out, Santa Claus is coming to town! Click to learn more Helpful hints for holiday family stress   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 34m
See All (212)

Trailer

4.7
out of 5
199 Ratings

About

We are Holly & Leslie, the hosts of We Would Be Dead. A weekly true crime podcast that finds humanity in the darkness, humor in the history, and the devil in the details. Above all else we recognize that if we had to walk a mile in any of the stories that we tell, we would be dead.

Information

  • Creator
    We Would Be Dead
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    212
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020-2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    We Would Be Dead

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada