Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
Danielle Blinka
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Ep. 282 — The Murder of Mel Kernena Cotton
Send us Fan Mail31-year-old Mel Cotton helped her friend escape a violent relationship. About two weeks later, her sister arrived to babysit Mel’s son to find the boy injured and Mel dead. Her murder…
Ep. 281 – The Red Riding Hood Murders: Female Serial Killer Piroska Jancsó-Ladányi
Send us Fan MailUnlike most female serial killers, 20-year-old Piroska Jancsó-Ladányi was a lust killer who targeted young girls. She committed five murders before anyone suspected her because no one…
Ep. 280 - Live From Comicpalooza! Killer Chatbot?: A.I. & The Murder of Margaux Whittemore
Send us Fan Mail(Audio is pretty good!) In February 2025, 32-year-old Margaux Whittemore traveled to Maine with her husband, Samuel, to visit her mother-in-law. She wouldn’t make it back home.…
Ep. 279 — “I Love You to Death:” The Worst (But Funniest) Murder Conspiracy Ever
Send us Fan MailThis week, we talk about the true story of Tony & Frances Toto, whose story hit the big screen in 1990 after Frances tried to murder Tony 5 times with the help of a few hitmen,…
Ep. 278 — Ray the Ripper: A Houston Spree Killing
Send us Fan MailOver an 8-day period in April 2002, 28-year-old Ray McArthur Freeney preyed on sex workers on Houston, TX’s infamous Bissonnet Strip. He murdered 15-year-old Kirshalynne Jones and…
Ep. 277 — The Murder of Michelle Shadbolt
Send us Fan MailOn February 14, 1987, Michelle Shadbolt’s stepmother found her brutally murdered in her living room. Everyone suspected Michelle’s estranged husband, but investigators didn’t have…
Ep. 276 — Amelia & The Devil: A Diabolical Murder Case
Send us Fan MailIn 2011, Amelia Espinoza was raising her son, 18-year-old Moises Meraz-Espinoza, in Los Angeles. This time, Satan really was waiting in the wings…Patreon:…
Ep. 275 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 3
Send us Fan MailIn 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small…
Ep. 274 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 2
Send us Fan MailIn 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small…
Ep. 273 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 1
Send us Fan MailIn 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small…
Ep. 272 — The Murder of Paycin Kritlow
Send us Fan MailIn July 2020, 18-year-old Paycin Kritlow was celebrating his high school graduation with his lifelong friends when he died at the hands of someone he’d never have expected.Patreon:…
Ep. 271 — The Chinese “Jack the Ripper”
Send us Fan MailOver 14 years, a depraved madman preyed on the women of Baiyin, China. After 11 murders, the killer suddenly stopped, and investigators feared that they’d never find him. But science…
Ep. 270 — The Murder of Cynthia “Cindy” Capps
Send us Fan MailIn October 2020, Cynthia Capps and her husband Jorge Gonzalez were renting out their extra rooms to make ends meet during the pandemic. One evening, Cindy seemingly disappeared while…
Ep. 269 — The Murder of Gabrielle “Britney” Ujlaky
Send us Fan Mail16-year-old Britney Ujlaky was a cowgirl with big goals for her future. She seemed unstoppable, but one of her most trusted friends was a snake in the grass. Patreon:…
Ep. 268 — The Choctaw Three: A Murder that Never Happened
Send us Fan Mail*The most bananas case I’ve covered* In 1999, the tiny town of Butler, Alabama, made national headlines when three intellectually disabled defendants were accused of killing a baby…
Ep. 267 — Fortune Teller: The Historic Kintzler Murders
Send us Fan MailIn 1877, German immigrants John and Gretchen Kintzler lived in a messy log cabin in Troxelville, Pennsylvania. On Sundays, John told fortunes at their kitchen table, so the couple had…
Ep. 266 — From the Crawl Space: The Murder of Barbara Latiolais
Send us Fan MailIn 2012 Barbara Latiolas hired a local teenager to mow her lawn. That decision led to a pair of killers hiding in her crawl space, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Patreon:…
Ep. 265 — “I’m so lonely, guess I’ll murder and dismember you”
Send us Fan MailIn November 2024, 21-year-old Phoenix Spencer-Horn was just starting what should have been a long life. She was living with her boyfriend, Ewan Methven, and working in a restaurant in…
Ep. 264 — Chicago’s First Execution: The Murder of Lucretia Thompson
Send us Fan MailIn 1840, Lucretia Thompson left for her job as a housekeeper and never returned. Two days later, searchers found her bloody body near a wooded area, partially consumed by hogs. She’d…
Ep. 263 — The Murder of Jonathan Moyer
Send us Fan MailIn March 2003, 17-year-old Jonathan “Jonnie” Moyer disappeared. Around that same time, two of his best friends, 16-year-old Steva Hagelgans and 18-year-old Felina Billetdeaux were…
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Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast has published 290 episodes since November 2020, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 51m.
