It's the last True Crime Thursday before Halloween, and Alyssa and Mike cover four cases tied to the holiday. They start with the 2024 downtown Orlando shooting, including today's sentencing update. Next is the 1930s Everett, Washington "Halloween bakery murder," which was solved years later by a letter from Alcatraz. Then comes the 1974 "Candyman" poisoning case in Texas. The last case is the Halloween-night murder of a mother in Brandon, Florida. Along the way they talk about mischief night, why nobody TPs anymore, and the giant toilet paper roll at Target. Listener note: this episode covers violent crimes, including the deaths of children.Timeline* 0:00 Cold open: remember mischief night?* 1:09 Welcome to a spooky True Crime Thursday* 2:03 Case 1: The Orlando Halloween shooting* 5:28 Update: sentenced to life in prison* 7:11 Case 2: The Halloween bakery murder* 10:28 A cold case and six suspects* 11:11 A confession from Alcatraz* 15:34 Case 3: The "Candyman" (1974)* 23:31 Mischief night, TP pranks and the mega toilet paper roll* 27:43 Case 4: The Brandon, Florida Halloween murder* 35:06 Wrap-up: they thought they'd get away with it* 36:18 Sign-off: have a safer Halloween#TrueCrime #TrueCrimeThursday #HalloweenTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Halloween #CaseFiles #Podcast

Alyssa and Mike show off their Halloween costumes: Alyssa is her black cat, Maple, and Mike is a generic country western singer with a guitar. They swap costume near-misses, including a football helmet that didn't fit and a ghost-in-a-sheet idea. A childhood "hobo" costume sends Mike into the word's history. Then they get into trick-or-treating today: pricey candy, one-piece-per-kid rules, and how many trunk-or-treats and events now come before Halloween night. Watch the video version to see the costumes.Timeline0:03 Intro and costume reveal0:22 Alyssa is her cat, Maple0:49 Mike's country western singer look1:06 The football helmet that didn't fit2:02 Ghost-in-a-sheet debate2:46 The childhood hobo costume4:14 Where "hobo" comes from5:49 Hobo vs. tramp vs. bum6:23 Halloween episode kickoff7:32 Candy prices and one piece per kid8:12 Halloween then vs. now9:17 Trunk-or-treats and too many eventsHashtags#Halloween #HalloweenCostumes #TrickOrTreat #TrunkOrTreat #HalloweenPodcast #CostumeIdeas #CandyPrices

Mike and Brandon break down Vision Quest episodes 3 and 4, from Tommy’s role in rebooting Vision to the mysteries surrounding Jocasta, Ultron, and the show’s ties to Sokovia. They also debate a controversial Tony Stark retcon, spot connections to the Ten Rings, Daredevil, and Punisher, and share theories about what the remaining episodes could mean for the MCU—and possibly Avengers: Doomsday.Spoilers for Vision Quest episodes 3 and 4.Timeline00:00 Welcome to Marvel Mondays00:35 Why episodes 3 and 4 deserve a closer look01:07 Spoilers and the Jocasta mystery02:49 Vision’s reboot and Tommy’s powers05:08 The hotel episode and Paladin’s role08:57 The drones, Stark tech, and DODC theory11:12 Where SHIELD fits in the MCU15:07 The AI research retcon and Tony Stark’s legacy18:02 Friday, Jarvis, and the AI personalities20:23 Who—or what—is Ultron based on?25:30 Why does Jocasta look like Ultron?28:22 Ten Rings, Daredevil, and Punisher connections30:12 Ultron takes control—and a Vision theory31:46 Sokovia’s role and the episode’s big themes33:43 What Jocasta is trying to build34:43 What comes next for Vision Quest38:21 What Marvel Mondays is covering next#VisionQuest #Marvel #MCU #Ultron #Jocasta #MarvelMondays #AvengersDoomsday