Do you know the difference between Hoodoo and Voodoo? How about a cult and a church? Well, you're about to learn! So pack your trunk and join Eli and Mel on an educational ride along Louisiana's terrifying turn of the century railway for a lesson on the strange case of Clementine Barnabet, a woman who took her devotion a little too seriously. Murder, mayhem, and mystery follow in her wake as one neighborhood family after another are brutally slaughtered. Was it religious zealotry or divine vengeance? Was she working alone? Or was she part of a cult that preyed on the innocent? Find out as The DUSE punches your ticket for a one-way trip to a whole lot of dark and stormy nights in... Louisiana!

In a state far, far away, there once lived a Karen... but not just any Karen... THE Karen. Yes, we're talking about South Carolina's Homecoming Queen and Mother of the Year, Susan Smith! Way back in 1994 the country was held captive by the gripping story of a pair of missing toddlers and the tearful press conference of their grieving parents, except one of them was already under suspicion and couldn't quite get her facts straight. Was she carjacked by an imaginary black man? Or did she just sort of, you know, change her mind and decide she didn't want to be a mother anymore? If you think fate is cruel, you haven't met Mrs. Smith! Just remember, when life gives you lemons, insist on speaking to the manager in... South Carolina!

Did anyone ever warn you not to take candy from strangers? Good thing that doesn't apply to chocolate! Eli and Mel have outdone themselves this time as they unwrap a suspicious package in Delaware and make sure everyone gets a piece of this foil-wrapped story of 19th Century drunken debauchery! This love nest is fully loaded with infidelity, naughty photos, mommy issues, public lewdness, and of course... murder! At the heart of it all is the only thing that mattered to the infamous Cordelia Botkin, more than family, more than money, more than her reputation, the one thing that drove her mad with unconquerable desire and animalistic lust: CHEESECAKE! I mean, can you blame her? Mmmm... cheesecake... So slip into your best frilly dress and show us a little ankle in... Delaware!

What do ladies panties and dynamite have in common? Tune in to the latest episode of Fifty States of Murder to find out as Eli and Mel make a pit stop in the Liberal Hell known as Colorado! Even back in the day, the feminist agenda was making the world a better place as moms were encouraged to drop off their responsibilities at the nearest orphanage. Take the story of John Gilbert Graham, a little boy who got the short end of the stick and went without a mother's love until he was a grown man with a job, a family, and a criminal record. In walks Mommy Dearest and things suddenly blow up: his marriage, his career, and other kinds of explody things. It all comes down to a vending machine, a handful of newspaper clippings, and a beet field in the middle of nowhere in... Colorado!

Fifty States of Murder hits the Great Plains (or is it the Rocky Mountains?) with a trip to North Dakota! All aboard the Way-Back-and-Way-Whacked Machine as Eli and Mel share the tale of a quiet farming community transformed into a film noir by a double-barreled massacre that sends the neighbors running for the hills. Was it a homicidal maniac or a gang of sentient pigs? Was the hired boy a target or collateral damage? Will the sheriff get his man before the lynch mob does? Just how much rope is too much rope for a man to hang himself? Tune in as the DUSE shines a light on this dark day in the history of... North Dakota!

The DUSE drives straight through Arkansas before noticing that it's the topic of this week's Fifty States of Murder! (Sorry, not sorry.) If you've ever been to the state that has another state's name in it, or you know, heard of it, you'll get a kick out of the case of Ricky Ray Rector, a man who turned a three-dollar cover charge into a crime spree that led to one of the most controversial trials in American history. This episode's like a hearty meal at a franchise buffet. We've got a generous helping of dark humor to go with your chicken-fried steak, delicious tangents about mysterious mouse meat, and a big ol' slice of pecan pie that might just take your appetite away. So join us on the short bus for a true-crime tour of... Arkansas!

Dr. Eli and Nurse Ratched -- err, Mel -- have a prescription for what ails you: another exciting episode of Fifty States of Murder! With their usual charm and tact, the DUSE documents the tragic story of Daniel Marsh, a California kid who waved so many red flags he could have landed a 747 in his backyard. Instead, he landed in the loony bin as the adults in his life decided that the problem wasn't his broken home but his brain and sent him off to Pharmaceutical Wonder Land with a cocktail of drugs all labeled 'Not For Use in Children.' With role models like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer, what could go wrong? Even the FBI was left scratching their heads! This is one grim tale that doesn't end happily ever after in... California!

Do YOU know where the Antichrist was born? Either way, you'll enjoy this episode of the Fifty States of Murder as Eli and Mel document one of Kentucky's other notorious native sons: Boone Helm, aka the Cannibal Cowboy! After murdering his cousin on his way out of the state, our boy Boone goes on a casual crime spree, stealing and whoring his way across the wild Wild West, hitting California, Oregon, Idaho, Texas, and even British Columbia, and all the while picking up traveling companions and then picking them out of his teeth... And whenever he's not seasoning his campfire beans with human ears he takes time out of his busy schedule to help the Church of Latter Day Saints deal with "inconvenient" people before getting booted out of town for being a scumbag. His life of crime ends in Montana where he betrays his buddies, perjures himself, and gives a righteous middle finger to the law, but it all began in the bluegrass state of... Kentucky!