Best La Bestia Podcast Podcasts (2024)

In the conclusion of this case we find out what he was sentenced to, whose bodies were found, his final murder in prison and his eventual date with Ole Sparky.

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Pee Wee Gaskins continues with his heinous murders. 35:01

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In part two we learn Pee Wee doesn’t only kill teen girls and women. He adds two males, a pregnant “friend”, a two year old and several others to his list of victims.

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Meet Pee Wee Gaskins. Career criminal, escape artist, conman, serial killer and shitass human. 45:10

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Part one. His early life, criminal career, escapes from jail, and first murder. Pee wee and his friend Marsh decide they want a virgin to rape. They set their sites on Marsh’s little sister. They’re strung up and beaten but that doesn’t stop Pee Wee. He’s elated. He enjoyed it. HE IS A MONSTER.

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Ep 66 - The Day of the Beast (El Dia de la Bestia) 1:20:32

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Our final episode for spooky season. And it’s technically a Christmas/New Years movie! This time head across the Atlantic to talk about Alex de la Iglesia’s THE DAY OF THE BEAST (aka EL DIA DE LA BESTIA). This is one of Raphael’s all-time favorite movies, so to hear that Raquel really enjoyed was a treat. This horror-comedy (or is a comedy-horror?)…

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Ep 65 - Pet Sematary 57:33

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Do you wanna be buried in a PET SEMATARY? Well, it’s time to relive the movie again, as we cover it for this week’s episode. Off the bat Raquel and Raphael have Ramones talk. Raquel philosophizes on Joey Ramone’s lyrics, and Raphael goes on about one of his favorite bands. Here’s a movie that seems like a bad execution of a good story. The acting i…

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Ep 64 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) 1:11:06

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Its October and we all know what that means… HORROR MOVIES ARE BACK BAYBEEE. We’re kicking off this month with a stone cold classic, DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978… duh). Raquel admits that she finally appreciate horror movies now, and gets down with this one – it probably helps that her maiden name is Romero. Did Old George hit peak zombie metaphor with t…

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Conclusion of the Ian Watkins Case and Judges Sentencing continued. 22:27

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Join me as we conclude this weeks episode about the high profile lead singer of the lostprophets who is a dirtbag on so many levels. Ian doesn’t think he did anything wrong. But he pleaded guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a 10 month old boy and a 12 month old girl sooooo…

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Singer and Complete Douchecanoe Ian Watkins. 56:29

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Join me today as we discuss the disgusting troll, shit human being, and former singer of the band lostprophets who wanted to rape babies and raise them to be sex slaves.

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Ep 63 - Isn't It Romantic 1:08:31

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Its a rom-com kinda day with a conversation about ISN’T IT ROMANTIC. A lot of intro talk is spent on nostalgia and remakes, so it’s perfect to get into talking about this meta film that is a pastiche homage to the classic rom-coms of the 80s-00s. Raquel loves being able to catch the hyper specific references to particular films, while Raphael, admi…

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Ep 62 - Robocop 1:18:57

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This episode we look at the Cool Copaganda dystopian classic ROBOCOP. But first Raquel worries about the future of Stephen King movies after FIRESTARTER tanks at the box office and Raphael has to assure her that Stephen’s career will be just fine even if they stop releasing adaptations of his stuff (which they never will). This is a 1st watch for R…

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Ep 61 - Pee Wee's Big Adventure 1:13:17

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This week we enter the wild reality of Pee Wee Herman and PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. Raphael was the perfect age to get obsessed with Pee Wee while Raquel was the perfect age to have to deal with kids’ obsession with Pee Wee at school. This was basically a first time watch for her and she absolutely fell in love with it! Tim Burton comes flying out t…

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The Pickled Pork Killer - Vatter Denke. Oh zeee Germans. 40:07

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An interesting case from 1924 about a twisted “pork” selling cannibal. He pretended to help war torn victims but instead made them into the “other - other pickled white meat”.

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Ep 60 - The Apartment 1:17:49

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Here’s one from the vault! A late Mother’s Day episode all about one of Raquel’s favorites, THE APARTMENT. Raphael realizes that they actually hadn’t ever seen this film all the way through before. This was chosen by Raquel specifically to see if Raphael thought it held up – and they both agree that it still feels shockingly modern. Considering how…

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The Monster of the Andes and La Bestia 56:19

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It’s a twofer. Two horrible depraved serial killers who operated during the same time period in the same three countries - The Monster of the Andes Pedro Lopez who’s at large and La Bestia Luis Garavito who is up for parole soon. Join me as I get real pissed off at the Columbian and Ecuadorian justice systems.…

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Ep 59 - Being John Malkovich 1:04:53

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After a long hiatus were back! We’ve been sitting on some old recordings, but since they’re fresh to you all we’re putting them out! This episode we follow up on EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE with another classic film of alternate realities, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. But before we get into that Raquel asks Raphael to explain the Marvel movie phenom…

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Austin Harrouff - The Ultimate Floridaman Cannibal Killer. 49:30

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Austin: Please help me - I ate something bad. Police officer: What did you eat? Austin: I ate people. Then he spits out flesh of his victim while being taken into custody.

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Total piece of absolute garbage human Daniel Petry. 16:24

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This human monster of the worst kind exacts his revenge against a friend who owed him video game currency.

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The Horrific Hello Kitty Murder from Hong Kong. 26:51

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Another bunch of sickos finds more human scum like themselves and bands together to torture and murder a woman.

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The Hello Kitty Murder trailer. 1:19

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Buckle up y’all this shit is like camping it’s intense.

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Matthew Milat - gross nephew of Ivan. 14:38

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Did you already hate Ivan Milat? You’re gonna hate him even more after you find out his shit ass nephew wanted to share in the family business of murder and mayhem and leaving a victim in the Belanglo forest.

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Ep 58 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 57:23

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This week Raphael surprises Raquel by showing up at her house and taking her to see EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, a movie she had never heard of until about an hour before she saw it. Raphael was stoked because of the stacked lineup of actors, especially because both he and Raquel are big James Hong fans. Raquel felt a little overwhelmed by th…

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Ep 57 - Sound of Metal 52:17

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First things first, Raquel finally has a new house! Still, she had to run to the neighbors’ for wifi like some kind of millennial or zoomer. But she pulls it off and we talk her pick for this week, SOUND OF METAL – a movie that’s already in her top 25 films of all time. She recounts her decades of working with people with hearing impairments to lau…

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The Dating Game Killer Rodney James Alcala 1:04:09

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Join me as I discuss bachelor number one who enjoys such hobbies as kidnap, rape, murder and strangling women and children. Would you choose him? The bachelorette certainly didn’t. She avoided almost certain death. Trust your instincts ladies….

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New bad ass email address and patreon info for anyone interested. 1:13

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Please feel free to email with any cases you would love to hear about. I’m open to suggestions and love the lesser known cases. thisistruecrimeyall@gmail.com and my patreon will hopefully be up and running in no time. Patreon/thisistruecrimeyall thanks for listening and I’ll be putting out an episode by Sunday. See you here…

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The Kobe Cannibal who is a free man now and would love to have you for dinner. 20:37

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Necrophile, cannibal and all around gross human being Issei Sagawa loves to talk about himself and is somewhat of a living (and disturbing) legend….

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Ep 56 - Lady Bird 1:03:39

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This week Raphael is all moody teen which is a perfect fit for the movie we’re discussing – LADY BIRD. First Raquel wonders why modern movies use pop music over orchestral music and learns about licensing. When it comes to the film everyone loves the realism and authenticity. Raphael loves that it lets a teenage girl act out this way on camera. Raq…

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Liko Kenney and Bruce McKay 55:57

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Two murders, vigilante justice, and an outlandish story of a small town cop vs a hippy local. Video I watched here https://youtu.be/NF-BtESLEsU

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Demon assassins - killing in the name of…. 44:48

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We go over several cases where exorcisms have gone horribly wrong.

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Ep 55 - Bringing Out the Dead 1:17:20

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This week we hit one of the minor, though one of the best, Scorsese films BRINGING OUT THE DEAD. But before that Raquel is confused about the Peacock streaming service and needs some answers about that and the new J. Lo movie. But is BRINGING OUT THE DEAD one of Scorsese’s most Catholic films, or is more “spiritual?” Afterall, is was directed by a …

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Robert Craig Cox - dumber than a box of rocks! 45:59

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This is the story of Robert Craig Cox kidnapper, attempted rapist, robber, murderer (the murder part is only in my opinion and the opinion of 12 jurors seeing how he was convicted of murder but it was later overturned.)

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Ep 54 - District 9 1:04:21

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Raquel throws some sci-fi into the mix with DISTRICT 9. First a little Oscar talk and Raphael getting well actually-ed by mom, and totally deserving it. This one of Raquel’s favorite sci-fi films while Raphael is left ujnimpressed after his first viewing. Is metaphor of extraterrestrial alien as refugee/national alien clever or too obvious? Can a m…

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Thanks! And preview of Robert Craig Cox 5:24

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Throwing out ideas of cases I want to cover, saying thanks to the people who listened and gave feedback and previewing Robert Craig Cox - the subject of my second episode. Thanks again y’all.

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Junko Furuta the Concrete Encased HS Girl Murder 17:51

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This is a graphic retelling of the murder, rape, and sadistic torture of Junko Furuta over 44 days while being held against her will.

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Ep 53 - Donnie Darko 1:02:50

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This week we turn Raquel goth with DONNIE DARKO. First though we talk about updates to movies we previously covered. But it looks like Raquel has a new Halloween movie to add to her favorites list. She loves Jake Gyllenhall’s humane portrayal of a teen with mental health issues, especially from perspective of a former professional child psychologis…

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Ep 52 - The Producers w/ Harmony Colangelo 1:05:10

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Part 2 of The Wives Colangelo! This week were joined by Harmony Colangelo to talk about THE PRODUCERS (2005) – but of course the conversation covers the original 1968 film as well. Nathan Lane is Americas favorite Theatre Gay! Raphael isnt sure how well the film musical adapted the stage musical – which he admits to never have seeing. Hmm. So why d…

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Ep 51 - Arsenic and Old Lace 53:28

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Our holiday break is over & we’re back with a pre-Christmas episode about ARSENIC AND OLD LACE! Raquel talks about seeing John Waters live for her birthday! Raphael digs on ARSENIC because it’s about serial killers on Halloween. Raquel loves how fun this film is in general. This is one of the best Frank Capra movies even though it doesn’t fall into…

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Ep 50 - Pumpkin w/ BJ Colangelo 1:18:37

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Its our 50th episode! And to celebrate we have guest B.J. Colango on to talk about the problematic fav, PUMPKIN. Raquel would have walked out in the first 15 minutes if she saw this in the theatre. B.J. loves how this movie is taking a huge swing at difficult topics. Raphael loves the John Waters-esque satire of 50s/60s Hollywood studio melodramas.…

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Ep 49 - Forrest Gump 1:46:37

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Our biggest episode yet, and the one this entire podcast was built to cover. This week we talk FORREST GUMP. This is the Baby Boomer wiki entry as a film. Raphael considers it a dangerously conservative movie, and Raquel actually doesnt fully disagree. Theres talk about CCR being in every Vietnam War movie, comparisons to the proto-fascist films of…

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Ep 48 - Last Night In Soho 1:11:36

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Raquel decided to brave the night all alone, so this week we cover LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. Raphael loves it’s impressionistic giallo vibes – that this is Charlotte Sometimes but as a mod giallo. Raquel is confused by the last act, but loves the 60s music and fashion & is incredibly impressed by the production design. Raphael draws comparisons to both H…

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Ep 47 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1:13:50

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This week we talk about the greatest film about corrupt mid-20th century L.A. municipal politics & public utilities, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? This is Raquel’s 1st watch since taking Raphael to see in the theatre when he was 6. Raquel gets nostalgic for the cartoons of her youth. The use of cartoons as stand-ins for minorities is absolutely clever. …

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Ep 46 - Chinatown 1:26:28

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After a year of podcasting we finally get to one of our original picks, CHINATOWN. Is this Jack Nicholson’s last role before he only did impressions of himself on screen? Does CHINATOWN have the best script ever written? We have another Film Noir 101 lesson for Raquel. Yes, this is a retro neo-noir, but its also a Watergate-era political conspiracy…

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Ep 45 - The People Under The Stairs 59:44

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Its Halloween!! In honor of the holiday we cover one of Raphael’s all-time favs, THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS. Raquel isnt sure what to make of this films mix of horror, camp, & exploitation. Is this an urban HOME ALONE? Is this the ur-text for Jordan Peele’s GET OUT? Raphael admits that it actually scared him as a kid & Raquel almost stopped watchi…

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Ep 44 - Wait Until Dark 1:02:02

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We continue our apartment horror discussion this week with WAIT UNTIL DARK. Raphael makes the case for this being not being a thriller but horror, & Raquel seems to agree. We can also mark this as another film that terrified her when it first came out. And isnt Alan Arkin just the coolest looking creep in this?? For a movie with no special effects …

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Ep 43 - Rosemary's Baby 1:15:27

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ITS OUR ANNIVERSARY! A year ago this week we put our first episode out there! And to celebrate we talk about one of the all time great films of the 20th century: ROSEMARY’S BABY. This was close to the first movie Raquel wanted to talk about on the podcast, but we waited a year so she could get her practice in before we tackled it – and boy oh boy d…

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Ep 42 - Strait-Jacket 50:18

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Madness, axe-murder, & Joan Crawford! What more could you want?! This week we talk about one of scariest movies from Raquel's youth, STRAIT-JACKET. Raphael absolutely cannot understand how this film could have ever scared anyone, so mom has to put him in his place and contextualize it back to 1964. William Castle gets his due, as does the Grand Dam…

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Ep 41 - The VVitch 1:16:47

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We decided to podcast deliciously this week and talk about the modern American folktale, THE VVITCH. Immediately Raquel & Raphael refuse to agree on the crimes committed. Yet beginning a film at the end of a trial seems to do it well. Is the family punished by the sins of the father? Or does each individual member have their own to atone for? Is th…

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Ep 40 - Malignant 57:26

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Spooky season is just around the corner, so were starting a little early with MALIGNANT. Raquel had to go see a daytime screening cause she was afraid but ended up finding some campy fun. It was a treat seeing what happens when multi-billion grossing director James Wan gets carte blanche from a studio. Is MALIGNANT a (neo)giallo or not? Also Raquel…

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Ep 39 - Serpico 1:24:38

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We take a second shot at our SERPICO episode! This film could be made right now & still be equally compelling. Raquel sees the death of idealism in the growth of Serpico. Raphael compares the lone wolf justice element of SERPICO to it’s comtemporary, DEATH WISH. Raquel, on the other hand, sees it doubling SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. At least there’s agre…

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Ep 38 - Candyman 1:25:02

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Before we summon CANDYMAN theres a discussion about the current state of theatrical vs. streaming film distribution. But then we say his name. So is 2021 a better sequel or reboot? Raquel had to rewatch 1992 to understand 2021 better. We agree that this is an aggressively Chicago centric film that does a great job of fictionalizing the horrors of r…

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