Sasha Krause was just 27 years old when she was abducted and senselessly murdered. She lived in a Mennonite community in Farmington, New Mexico, where she taught Sunday school. She lived a peaceful and pious life. She loved to write poems and hymns and would have continued writing and sharing her goodness with the world if her life hadn’t been cut short by a selfish monster.

Mark Gooch had been raised in a Mennonite community in Wisconsin. When he turned 18, he joined the Air Force which goes against the Mennonite faith. Supposedly, he held a grudge against the Mennonite community and wanted to bring them down. This thirst for vengeance is what led him to start surveilling the Mennonite community in Farmington and led him to randomly choose Sasha as his first victim. Luckily, he was caught right away before he could murder anyone else, but the damage had already been done for Sasha’s family and friends.

Come along with Hannah and her mom as they discuss recorders, crank windows, and how we need more peace in the world.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of abduction and homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

A&E. (2022, October 8). The Mennonite murder [TV broadcast]. Killer cases.

Find a grave. (n.d.). Sasha Marie Krause. Find a grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207508978/sasha_marie-krause

Fonseca, F. (2022, January 19). Airman gets life in prison for death of Mennonite woman. Air Force Times. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/01/19/airman-gets-life-in-prison-for-death-of-mennonite-woman/

Harmon, A. (2019). Mennonite. Ebsco. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mennonite

Kettler, S. (2026, July 16). Mark Gooch, convicted of killing Mennonite Sasha Krause, grew up in the faith. A&E. https://www.aetv.com/articles/murder-sasha-krause

Tron, G. (2022, January 21). Former Airman gets life for ‘senseless’ abduction and killing of Mennonite Sunday school teacher. Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/mark-gooch-gets-life-for-murder-of-sasha-krause

Vanapalli, V. (2022, July 30). Sasha Krause: How did she die? Who killed her? The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/sasha-krause-murder-where-is-mark-gooch-now/

On October 11, 1973, Charlie Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the Pascagoula River after a long shift at the shipyard. Everything was going smoothly, until suddenly, they both heard a “zipping” noise behind them and saw bright blue lights. They turned around and saw some sort of craft hovering about the ground. Then, three beings came out of the craft and grabbed each man by the arm and brought them on their spaceship. The two men were then separated and put in different rooms where they were scanned by different devices. They were both unable to move as if these beings had paralyzed them. Then, the beings took the men off their ship and placed them back where they had found them.

Charlie and Calvin didn’t know what to do. At first, they agreed to not tell anyone what had happened to them. However, when they started driving away, Charlie thought of his family and worried that maybe these beings were coming back to attack. He decided he had to tell the authorities. So Charlie and Calvin went to the police station to give a statement. The police didn’t believe them at first, but after leaving the two men in a room with a hidden recording device and listening to their conversation when they thought no one could hear them, the police definitely believed them.

Charlie and Calvin were both traumatized by this event, but Calvin even more so than Charlie. This haunted him for years and years. It took him 18 years before he finally opened up to his wife about this experience. After this, he felt stronger and more prepared to share his stories with others as well.

Both men have passed away, but they both stuck to the same story until the day they died. So what do you think? Was this some shared hallucination or were they abducted by aliens?

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of alien abduction and PTSD. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

Hinds Community College. (2025, October 1). Case file #4: The Pascagoula abduction. Hinds Community College. ​​https://libguides.hindscc.edu/paranormalms/pascagoula_abduction

Keeton, H. (2023, October 16). Coast life: Alleged Pascagoula river alien abduction 50-years later. WLOX. https://www.wlox.com/2023/10/17/coast-life-alleged-pascagoula-river-alien-abduction-50-years-later/

Mitchell, J.T. (2025, May 27). Longtime UFO researcher releases new docuseries on Pascagoula abduction. Super talk Mississippi media. https://www.supertalk.fm/longtime-ufo-researcher-releases-new-docuseries-on-pascagoula-abduction/

Netflix. (2024, April 3). File: Pascagoula alien abduction [TV broadcast]. Files of the unexplained.

In October 2021, Jason Schaefer was delivering mail on his typical mail route in Longmont, CO, when someone walked up to him and shot him in the face. Despite first responders’ best efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. By the end of the day, police had arrested someone for his murder. This person was Devan Schreiner.

Jason and Devan had dated in the past and shared a son but were no longer together. Two days before the murder, Jason had filed for full custody, and investigators soon discovered that Jason had been dating Devan’s sister. Devan had a motive, but police needed hard evidence. Luckily, almost everyone has some sort of camera on their house, and police are able to collect this footage from houses in the area as evidence. As if this wasn’t enough, Devan is also a mail carrier and her mail scanner had been inactive for about an hour during the time of Jason’s murder.

All of this evidence points to Devan, but detectives were also able to collect enough evidence to implicate Devan’s boyfriend, AJ Ritchie, in the murder as well. Devan and AJ were tried separately and were both found guilty.

Come along with Hannah and Lainey as they discuss s’mores, the food groups, and the United States Postal Service.

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Sources:

A&E. (2026, February 12). Mailman murder [TV broadcast]. Crime in Progress.

Andrews, N. (2023, September 27). Man found guilty in first-degree murder of postal carrier in Longmont, sentenced to life. Times-call. https://www.timescall.com/2023/09/27/longmont-postal-shooting-defendant-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

Balagtas, T. (2026, July 16). After starting to date his ex’s sister, a Colorado mailman was executed in broad daylight. A&E. https://www.aetv.com/articles/broad-daylight-execution-mailman-rocks-colorado-community

CBS News. (2021, October 14). Jason Schaefer identified as postal service worker who was shot, killed in Longmont. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/jason-schaefer-postal-service-shot-killed-longmont/

Find a grave. (n.d.). Jason Leon Schaefer. Find a grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233311245/jason_leon-schaefer

Martel, M. (2023, March 8). Devan Schreiner found guilty, sentenced to life for slaying of Colorado letter carrier. United States Postal Inspection Service. https://www.uspis.gov/devan-schreiner-found-guilty-sentenced-to-life-for-slaying-of-colorado-letter-carrier

Oxygen. (2024, December 8). Revenge in the Rockies [TV broadcast]. A plan to kill.

Schunn, C. (2024, December 8). Woman and boyfriend plot “revenge killing” after her ex dates sister: “Kill them both”. Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/a-plan-to-kill/crime-news/devan-schreiner-plots-revenge-murder-of-ex-jason-schaefer

Karoline Borega had been married to Joel Kern for over 20 years when she discovered her husband had been living a secret double life. Joel was a highly respected officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department. He continued to climb the ladder in his career and was scheduled to become the Public Information Officer (PIO). He came home one day and told Karoline he had gotten in an argument with the chief of police which resulted in him taking away the PIO position from Joel. Karoline didn’t understand. Joel never got in arguments with anyone, especially not his boss. She would later find out that Joel was under investigation with Internal Affairs and as a result could not move into the PIO role.

Eventually, Joel can’t hide his transgressions from his wife any longer and has to come clean. He ends up going to rehab for a sex addiction in order to save his job and possibly his marriage. While he was there, Karoline digs into their phone records and discovers even more information confirming Joel had been and was continuing to lie to her. This was the final straw and she filed for divorce.

Karoline and her children have been able to move forward with their lives and be successful in spite of Joel. Karoline has built a community of people who love and support her and tell her the truth and that has made all the difference.

Come along with Hannah and Bob as they discuss Zune mp3 players, lacrosse, and just being nice.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of sex addiction and betrayal. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

Becker, A. (2026, August 4). ‘Betrayal: Dirty secrets’: How a police officer’s double life would ‘destroy his family’. ABC. https://abc7.com/post/betrayal-dirty-secrets-docuseries-how-police-officers-double-life-would-destroy-family/19625340/

Good Morning America. (2026, August 4). ‘Betrayal: Dirty secrets’ cast talks season 4. GMA. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/amp/video/135358450

Hulu. (2026, August 4). Code of misconduct [TV broadcast]. Betrayal: Dirty secrets.

Hulu. (2026, August 4). Internal “affairs” [TV broadcast]. Betrayal: Dirty secrets.

Hulu. (2026, August 4). To serve and to prey [TV broadcast]. Betrayal: Dirty secrets.

Smith, A. & Vanderburg, H. (2026, August 4). Former Colorado Springs police officer featured in Hulu true-crime docuseries ‘Betrayal: Dirty secrets’. KRDO. https://krdo.com/news/2026/08/04/colorado-springs-officer-kern-documentary/

Wright, R. (2023, May 5). Best and brightest: Future lawyer looks beyond pain and loss. The Denver Gazette. https://gazette.com/2023/05/05/best-and-brightest-future-lawyer-looks-beyond-pain-and-loss-3ea7cf82-dd64-11ed-95b4-47414a41354c/

Bill Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth were murdered in their home while Billie Jean was holding their 7 month old baby in her arms. Investigators wondered who could possibly be so cold blooded that they would kill a mother holding her baby? As they interviewed Bill and Billie Jean’s friends and family, one name kept coming up: the Potters.

Barbara and Buddy Potter’s daughter, Jenelle, had been accusing Bill and Billie Jean of harassing and threatening her for months. Despite there being no evidence that this was actually happening, Jenelle was able to convince her parents and boyfriend, Jamie Curd, that it was. She was even able to convince them that they were communicating with a CIA agent through her email.

Journalist Matt Gutman said this is the “craziest, stupidest, deadliest catfishing scheme you have ever seen.” And it really is.

Come along with Hannah and Jessica as they discuss Zendaya, common sense, and “damn hooker slut bag whore.”

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of cyberbullying, harassment, and homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

ABC. (2024, April 5). Am I next? [TV broadcast]. 20/20.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee at Knoxville. (2018). State of Tennessee vs. Jenelle Leigh Potter, No. E2015-02261-CCA-R3-CD. https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2019/e2015-02261-cca-r3-cd.html

Diaz, J., & Valiente, A. (2015, October 9). How a social media feud led to the murder of a young Tennessee couple. Good Morning America. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/social-media-feud-led-murder-young-tennessee-couple-34346840

Hinds, A. (2015, July 7). Potter women to serve two life sentences; third person pleads guilty to role in Facebook murders. WJHL. https://www.wjhl.com/news/potter-women-to-serve-two-life-sentences-third-person-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-facebook-murders/

O’Brien, K., & Pereira, I (2024, April 5). How a social media feud led to a couple’s murder. ABC. https://abcnews.com/US/social-media-feud-led-couples-murder/story?id=108711016

In 2010, Keri Murphy was starting her freshman year at Nimitz High School in Humble, TX. She joined the JV choir, not knowing that this decision would change the course of her life. For the holiday performance, all three choirs at the school came together to perform. This is when Keri met Rebecca Keller. Rebecca was a senior and Keri thought she was so cool. The two seemed drawn to each other and shortly after meeting, they started dating.

Keri’s mom, Mary Ann, approved at first, until she found out Rebecca was a 19 year old senior about to graduate. Mary Ann told Keri they could no longer see each other. But it was too late. They were too in love and nothing would keep them apart. Keri was caught sneaking out of her house and sneaking Rebecca into the house multiple times. Mary Ann had had enough. She called the police and got a restraining order making it illegal for Rebecca to be near Keri. Even this didn’t keep them from seeing each other.

One night in July 2012, Keri made a 911 call saying she had heard her mom scream from her bedroom and saw two men running out of the house. First responders arrived at the scene and noticed some discrepancies with Keri’s story almost immediately. But it would take multiple interviews and polygraph tests with multiple people before they would discover the truth.

Come along with Hannah and her mom as they discuss the different types of high school choirs, bunny phones, and can inmates listen to podcasts in prison?

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

Dziemianowicz, J. (2025, December 11). Snapped: Behind bars: Rebecca Keller breaks silence on brutal murder of girlfriend’s mom. Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/snapped-behind-bars/crime-news/snapped-rebecca-keller-speaks-out-on-murder-of-girlfriends-mom

Investigation Discovery. (2024, March 24). In deadly harmony [TV broadcast]. Mean girl murders.

Oxygen. (2018, November 11). Keri Murphy and Rebecca Keller [TV broadcast]. Snapped: Killer couples.

Oxygen. (2025, December 14). Rebecca Keller [TV broadcast]. Snapped: Behind bars.

In 2008, Scott Johnston and Sean Farmer were camping and fishing in Giles County, Virginia, along the Appalachian Trail. They met a man on the trail who introduced himself as Ricky. They invited him to have dinner with them and he accepted. After dinner, as it was getting dark, the man suddenly pulled out a hand gun and started shooting at them. Scott was shot in the neck and back. Sean was shot in the face and chest. They were both badly injured but they were able to escape in one of their vehicles and made it to a nearby house where they called 911. However, the nearest hospital was 40 minutes away so they had to wait for help to arrive.

Both men ended up being airlifted to a hospital in critical condition, but both survived. Law enforcement immediately suspected 55 year old Randall Lee Smith of committing this crime because he had done this before.

Twenty-seven years earlier, Randall Lee Smith had murdered two hikers on the Appalachian Trail and only served 15 years in prison before being released on parole. By 2008, his parole was over and he just couldn’t stay away from the Appalachian Trail or stop himself from attempting to commit more murders.

Come along with Hannah and her mom as they discuss Applebee’s, Gracie Abrams, and why are concurrent sentences a thing?

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of homicide and gun violence. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

Garcia, L. (1996, September 26). Hikers’ killer going home Smith to be free after 15 years behind bars. Roanoke Times. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1996/rt9609/960926/09260065.htm

Hansen, C. (2009, February 15). Escape from brushy mountain. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29187510

Legal Clarity Team. (2026, July 1). Randall Lee Smith: The Appalachian Trail killer. Legal Clarity. https://legalclarity.org/randall-lee-smith-the-appalachian-trail-killer/

Mitra, S. (2023, January 20). Sean Farmer & Scott Johnston: Where are Randall Lee Smith’s survivors today? The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-sean-farmer-and-scott-johnston-now/

UPI Archives. (1982, March 24). Murderer pleads guilty to double slaying. UPI. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/03/24/Murderer-pleads-guilty-to-double-slaying/4925385794000/

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Randall Lee Smith. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Lee_Smith

In 1997, a mother and her ten year old daughter were brutally assaulted and murdered in their home in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Investigators were able to collect DNA, but there were no matches. It wouldn’t be until 2000, after the state and federal DNA databases were combined, that they would get a match and a name: Paul Runge.

Paul was in prison at the time for a parole violation. Police had suspected he was guilty of another murder that occurred in 1995 and knew he was a dangerous man that needed to be separated from the public. So they issued a search warrant of his home and found weapons which was a violation of his parole so they were able to arrest him and put him in prison.

When confronted with the DNA evidence, Paul immediately said “you got me.” He went on to recount his crimes to detectives including multiple other rapes and murders.

Come along with Hannah and her mom as they discuss cat condos, white vans, and who actually owns a meat cleaver?

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, arson, and homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources:

Chicago Tribune. (2006, February 3 & 2021, August 21). In videotape, defendant tells how a mom, girl died in ‘97. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/02/03/in-videotape-defendant-tells-how-a-mom-girl-died-in-97/

Contributed Content for Chicago Magazine. (2021, June 15 & 2021, August 20). Man charged in 7 slayings. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/06/15/man-charged-in-7-slayings/

Dziemianowicz, J. (2021, April 16). ‘You got me,’ Chicago serial killer who found victims through classified ads admits to police. Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-serial-killer/crime-news/chicago-serial-killer-paul-runge-found-victims-through

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Paul Frederick Runge. Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/runge-paul-photos.htm

Oxygen. (2021, April 16). Classified to kill [TV broadcast]. Mark of a serial killer.

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Paul Runge (serial killer). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Runge_(serial_killer)#cite_note-charge-5