We Would Be Dead

We Would Be Dead
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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. 4D AGO

    A Wail on the Wind (The Death of Ellen Poe Langley)

    In the early morning hours of May 1st 1849 Ellen Poe Langley drew her last breath. Once a wealthy doctor's wife, she passed away alone, locked in a tiny room in a stifling attic. For years Her husband Dr. Charles Langley had gotten away with keeping her locked away, desperately ill and slowly starving, and now it seemed, he would get away with murder. Or would he?   This year's St. Paddy's day episode shows the importance of one's truth and the miraculous way Ellen's has survived all these years. Oh, and don't forget: if mess with women, you unleash a lifetime of the banshee's cry. Sláinte fiends! Click To Learn More Click to purchase The Doctor's Wife is Dead by Andrew Tierney Irish Times Article: "Diagnosis: murder. How a Tipperary doctor disposed of his wife"   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 56m
  2. Leprechaun (30 Minute Horror Movie)

    MAR 13 · BONUS

    Leprechaun (30 Minute Horror Movie)

    Ok fiends, it's almost St. Patrick's day so this month we're recapping the 1993 classic (and this one really is a classic) Leprechaun! This Episode is one that our patrons have had access to since 2021 and we are now very excited to make it available to everyone. We did record a new 30 Minute Horror Movie on Leprechaun 4: In Space and you can find it over on our Patreon!  Back to this episode on the very first Leprechaun - The film features a very young Jennifer Anniston, the guy that played Francis in Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and Warwick Davis (the hardest working little person in show business) in a horrible mask. Leprechaun takes us on an insane journey that asks the question "what would happen if we made leprechauns awful?" quite a lot, as it turns out. This film was surprisingly funny, whether it meant to be so or not is up for interpretation. Either way, it's great, crazy, seasonal fun and we recommend you give it a watch after listening to us yell about it in a real hurry. Enjoy fiends!    WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    35 min
  3. A Tragedy of Errors (The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare)

    MAR 6

    A Tragedy of Errors (The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare)

    This is the story of Abraham Shakespeare, the man who won the lottery then disappeared. This case is a rags to riches story, a mysterious disappearance, an episode of Catfish and a murder mystery all rolled up into one. This case case has so many twists and turns that we cab't even summarize it, you just have to hear it to believe it. Click To Learn More Hulu Documentary: Web of Death, Jackpot Murder ABC News article Probable Cause Affidavit   Florida Woman Marries Ferris Wheel Florida woman accused of attacking man with garden hoe after plans to 'hang out' fell through Florida man breaks into woman's home to pet family cat Florida man dressed in Dalmatian onesie outruns troopers, shakes off tasers before he’s caught at girlfriend’s home Murder suspect confesses to decades-old Florida cold case after DNA leads to arrest, sheriff's office says   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    2h 7m
  4. Ravenous (Swift Runner & The Wendigo) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 91]

    FEB 27

    Ravenous (Swift Runner & The Wendigo) [REBROADCAST EPISODE 91]

    Hey fiends! This week's rebroadcast goes out to all our Yellowjackets fans! If you're knee deep in fan theories but you're unfamiliar with the Wendigo, you need to give this episode a listen! If you have no idea what I'm talking about...listen anyway, this episode is one of our best! Be prepared to sleep with the lights on for a while though, because this is a scary one! _________________________ "The Wendigo lives in the most frightening of places, a place from which there is no escape. Once the Wendigo awakens, it tears through this place with unimaginable patience and force, creating a path of nightmares, and consuming everything it sees. It is a place so close and familiar, yet so mysterious and difficult to explore that only a fraction of it is known to humankind. " This week we explore North America's most famous folkloric monster, The Wendigo. We discuss it's human origins and the kind of world that created it. This episode is a deep dive into a monster with surprisingly real and deep roots, culminating in the true story of an horrific event. The wendigo is an extremely fascinating and blurry line between fantasy and reality and we're still not sure what to think of it. Perhaps the scariest thing about a Wendigo is that it is impossible to tell whether it is real, or just a figment of the imagination. Either way, this monster leaves a trail of destruction unlike any other cryptid.  Click to learn more   WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation

    1h 19m
  5. One Sneaker (The Disappearance of Mark Himebaugh, Part 2)

    FEB 20

    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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
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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.

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