Welcome to Kinda Murdery, a true crime podcast that’s mostly about murder, and always about the strange and compelling stories that arise when the path less traveled twists to darkness and those who walk its shadows surrender to violence and corruption. I’m your host Zevon Odelberg – we have a perilous journey ahead, so thank you for lending me, your courage and good company. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery--5496890/support.
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American Monster: Michael John Braae AKA "Cowboy Mike"
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In the Summer of 2001, a predator walked among the unsuspecting residents of Western Washington. He moved quietly, slipping through towns and leaving devastation in his wake. This man, this American Monster, was Michael John Braae, better known as "Cowboy Mike," a serial killer and serial rapist who left behind him a tragic trail of violence, terro…
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In the shadowy corners of the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State, Colton Harris-Moore emerged not merely as a troubled teenager but as a captivating figure who danced on the edge of legality. He became infamous as the "Barefoot Bandit," a moniker earned from his habit of executing crimes shoeless. Harris-Moore's crimes weren't petty…
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American Monster: John Wayne Gacy - Featuring an Interview with Gacy Attorney Karen Conti
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Kinda Murdery is back with new episodes and a brand new season! The first episode of Season 7 is the story of America's most notorious serial killer - The Killer Clown - John Wayne Gacy. After the Gacy story, Zevon interviews Karen Conti, Gacy's Death Row attorney, and author of the riveting, award-winning new book, "Killing Time with John Wayne Ga…
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KM Classic: The Bunnyman, The Medicis and the Easter Massacre
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This KM Classic Episode was originally published on April 23, 2023. Stay Tuned, the first episode of a new season of Kinda Murdery is coming next Thursday, August 1st 2024... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery--5496890/support.By Zevon Odelberg
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KM Classic: The Sun Devil's in the Details, the Bodies are in the Trunk
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This Kinda Murdery Classic episode originally aired on July 16th, 2023... In October of 1931, Ruth Judd, a stunning, diminutive redhead, only five feet tall, arrived at the Los Angeles train station to claim two trunks. The trunks were leaking blood... Find out what happened on this episode of Kinda Murdery... CALL 888-MURDERY, that's 888-687-3379 …
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KM Classic: Lady of the Dunes - Guy Rockwell Muldavin and the Murder of Ruth Marie Terry
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This Kinda Murdery Classic episode was originally published on November 6th, 2022 Just this week, after nearly 50 years of mystery, The "Lady of the Dunes," was finally identified as Ruth Marie Terry. Kinda Murdery explores the tragic arc of Ruth's life and the sordid, morally bankrupt career of her probable murderer - who once lived, and may have …
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KM Classic: Dr. Devil's Breath - Zevon Joins The British Murders Podcast with Stuart Blues
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Happy Fourth of July everyone! In a humorous wink at American Independence Kinda Murdery is airing a classic episode where Zevon joins British Murders with Stuart Blues to tell the story of "Dr. Death," the notorious killer wife-killer, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen... Find British Murders here: https://www.britishmurders.com/team/stuart-blues/ This Ki…
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KM Classic: The Twilight Zone Killer: Claus Von Bülow
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This KM classic originally aired on March 9, 2023: In his best-selling book “Reversal of Fortune” (1986), Alan Dershowitz recounted his role in aiding Claus von Bülow.. He began the book with a quote from a prosecutor involved: “This case has everything. It has money, sex, drugs; it has Newport, New York and Europe; it has nobility; it has maids, b…
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KM Classic: A Bloody Band of Bandit Brothers - The Murdering Johnstons
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This Kinda Murdery Classic Episode originally aired on January 22, 2023! In the 1970's The Johnstons were Pennsylvania's own modern day James-Younger Gang, until a motel rape and murderous paranoia brought them down. Find out how, only on Kinda Murdery! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery--5496890/supp…
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KM Classic: Greencastle Guillotine - Pearl Bryan's Mysteriously Missing Head
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This classic Kinda Murdery episode originally aired on April 13, 2023. On February 1st, 1893, an African-American teen named John Howling, walking to work in the morning, spotted a young girl, lying in the grass on the side of the road to Fort Thomas Kentucky. At first, John thought she might be sleeping, or worse, taken by the late-winter cold and…
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Gentleman, Cad, Card Shark: The Mysterious Death of Joe Bowne Elwell
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Pushing the door open, Marie's eyes were met with a scene she would never forget. There, slumped in his chair, was Joseph Bowne Elwell. His usually composed demeanor was replaced by a haunting stillness. A single bullet wound, precise and deadly, marred the center of his forehead. Blood had pooled around the wound, seeping into the intricate patter…
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KM Classic: True Stories of Paranormal Legal Testimony - The Greenbriar Ghost
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This "Kinda Murdery Classic" episode originally aired on January 23, 2023: In 1897 Zona Shue died suddenly of apparent natural causes; the victim of what the kindly town doctor called, "everlasting faint." However, Zona's ghost would appear to her bereaved mother and insist she had been murdered, and the ghost's testimony would prove crucial in cou…
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KM Classic: The Increasingly Dark Life of Verle Peter Dills
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This "Kinda Murdery Classic" originally aired on January 13, 2023... he early life of Verle Peter Dills (twin brother of Merle Dills) reads like the opening scenes of a movie about an American golden boy. He was born in 1947, the early years of the baby boom, he was an honor student, an athlete and a student council member. But, somewhere along the…
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A Cry From the Grave - Part 2 - The Conclusion
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The conclusion of "A Cry from the Grave." Moorestown, New Jersey is a quiet, beautiful Quaker settlement, much the same as a thousand other small American communities. Along about dusk, the children drop their play, hurry home to their evening meal, and then go to bed. Nobody would pick Moorestown as the scene of a dastardly crime. Still, it was th…
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A Cry From the Grave: An Ellis H. Parker Mystery
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Moorestown, New Jersey is a quiet, beautiful Quaker settlement, much the same as a thousand other small American communities. Along about dusk, the children drop their play, hurry home to their evening meal, and then go to bed. Nobody would pick Moorestown as the scene of a dastardly crime. Still, it was there that real-life, New Jersey-super-sleut…
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Find out who killied circus-owner John Brunen, in the thrilling finale of "THE DISAPPEARING PARROT!" Sources: https://gardenstatelegacy.com/files/Who_Shot_Honest_John_Bilby_GSL34.pdf https://ia601404.us.archive.org/32/items/true-detective-jan-1929/TrueDetectiveJan1929.pdf Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-mu…
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The Disappearing Parrot: A True-Crime-Noir Murder Mystery
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Tonight’s Kinda Murdery is True-Crime-Noir at its most hard-boiled. As always, everything you're about to hear really happened. John Brunen, a 47-year-old, wealthy circus owner known as, “Honest John,” is murdered in his own home before he even has a chance to draw the pistol he always carries. “Honest John’s" life ended when he was decapitated, sh…
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Haunted Detective w/ Kelsey Childs and Pamela J
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Zevon's back went out yesterday (youch), so his friends from Haunted Detective stepped in to save the day! Thanks Kelsey and Pamela! Haunted Detective is a true crime podcast that investigates the Macabre side of the world. Kelsey Childs and her friend Pamela J explore Paranormal mysteries nestled within the strangest crime cases you will ever hear…
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Zevon's dear friend, and a great freind of the show, Unicorn Tech Founder and larger-than-life impressario, Mahbod Moghadam has passed away. On this episode Zevon talks about Mahbod, his life, their friendship, and who he REALLY was as a person (not just his headline-grabbing, sometimes-scandalous, online persona). Then Kinda Murdery replays Mahbod…
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Tune in for Northern Virginia's very own urban legend, "The Bunny Man," followed by "The Medici Easter Murder," and, "The Easter Massacre," on Kinda Murdery's very special CLASSIC 2023 Easter episode! Happy Easter everyone! Call 888-MURDERY to tell YOUR Kinda Murdery story! Sources: https://www.fodors.com/news/history/how-an-easter-murder-at-floren…
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Hotel Houdini: The Mystery of the Vanishing Victim - PART TWO
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Within Private Detective Ken Brennan's mind, the image of the suspect was vivid and constant—an imposing figure moving through life with an air of untouchable confidence. This mental portrait of the suspect, casually interacting with potential victims while secure in the belief that his heinous acts were untraceable, fueled Brennan's resolve. The n…
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Hotel Houdini: The Mystery of the Vanishing Victim - PART ONE
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In the early hours of a chilly winter morning in 2005, a grim discovery marks the beginning of a perplexing case that would haunt the western edge of Miami. Amid the transition where the orderly outer suburbia surrenders to the wild embrace of the Everglades, with its towering grass and dark, unforgiving mud, a scene unfolds that seems almost too b…
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Father of the Bride?...The CIA Hitman's Daughter and the Murder of Gary Patterson w/ Anson Maddocks
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In the sweltering early summer heat of the El Paso County desert, a search had persisted for three grueling days. Leading the operation was a young female detective, now gripped by a sense of anticipation that often precedes a significant discovery in homicide investigations. She harbored a strong conviction: the victim's body was concealed somewhe…
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The deeper her investigation into Rhoades's life and crimes went, the more apparent the unsettling parallels between their lives became. Despite the chasm between their intentions—one a survivor, the other a predator—they shared the grueling rhythm of life on the road. Both faced the relentless monotony and sleepless nights that come with constant …
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He methodically prowled the highways, targeting teenage girls who had run away, those seemingly invisible to the world. In the scorching summer of 1985, she was one such girl. A chance encounter on I-95 with a stranger led to the most petrifying ordeal of her life. Years on, she revisits the haunts of her fraught youth, seeking insights into the te…
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