Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast
Danielle Blinka
Publishing Details
About This Podcast
Social Media
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
Ep. 268 — The Choctaw Three: A Murder that Never Happened
Send a text*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 that…
Ep. 267 — Fortune Teller: The Historic Kintzler Murders
Send a textIn 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 more…
Ep. 266 — From the Crawl Space: The Murder of Barbara Latiolais
Send a textIn 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 a textIn 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 a textIn 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 been…
Ep. 263 — The Murder of Jonathan Moyer
Send a textIn 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 dealing…
Ep. 262 — The West Nickel Mines School Massacre
Send a textIn October 2006, a man named Charles Roberts IV invaded a one-room Amish school house and took ten female students hostage. However, he underestimated the heroics of two Amish women who…
Ep. 261 — The Wise Family Murders
Send a textIn April 2006, six members of the Wise family suddenly went silent. The family patriarch, Jesse Lee Wise, Sr., who was on a business trip, knew that something must be wrong when his wife,…
Ep. 260 — Oops! Criminals Caught in the Act
Send a textIt’s my birthday! Since this episode comes out on my birthday, I wanted to do something fun, so I’ve collected some cases where burglars and stalkers were caught in the craziest ways. From…
Ep. 259 — A Wild West Torture Murder: The Murder of Dr. J.A. Ramsey
Send a textBack in 1926, south Texas was still the wild west, and Dr. J.A. Ramsey was a prominent citizen of Mathis, Texas. After a late night call to a patient’s bedside, Dr. Ramsey disappeared.…
Ep. 258 — The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927
Send a textThis case is so wild, y’all! It takes place in 1927 in Cisco, Texas, and involves a Santa, a robbery, bounties, a whole town full of people shooting at each other, murders, and mayhem.…
Ep. 257 — The Luna Family Murders
Send a textOne morning, Patricia Luna opened her door to accept a flower bouquet. Seven hours later, Patricia, her husband Albert, Sr., and two of their children were discovered in a ghastly crime…
Ep. 256 — The Murders of Jennifer & Robbie Tower
Send a textIn 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood. Patreon:…
Ep. 255 — Hell-House: The Murders of Heike Poike, Lyrik Poike, and Dakota Smith
Send a textOn September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man…
Ep. 254 — How (Not) to Solve Your Problems With a Hitman
Send a textToday, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them. Patreon:…
Ep. 253 — “The Boy is Mine”: A Hitman Case
Send a textOne boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging. Patreon:…
Ep. 252: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: H.H. Holmes
Send a textIn the 1890s, Dr. H.H. Holmes became famous for being America’s 1st Serial Killer, even though he technically wasn’t the first. He’s also famous for building a murder castle in Chicago,…
Ep. 251: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: Dean Corll
Send a textIn part one, we’re discussing Houston’s most notorious serial killer, Dean Corll, aka The Candyman or The Candyman Killer. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth:…
Ep. 250 — The Kidnapping of Monica De Leon Barba
Send a textIn 2022, 29-year-old Monica De Leon Barba moved from San Mateo, California, to the city of Tepatitlán in Jalisco, Mexico, to do photography work for a family member’s new business. But as…
Ep. 249 — The Brom Family Ax Murders
Send a textIn February 1988, 16-year-old David Brom used an ax to murder his parents Bernard and Paulette, and his siblings Diane and Ricky. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth:…
Frequently Asked Questions
Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast has published 276 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 50m.
