Episodes

  • Strange Stories: Lawn & Disorder

    Strange Stories: Lawn & Disorder
    Jul 7 2025
    We discuss landscaper Michael Brown and his hosting an unauthorized house party at his clients’ residence in a suburb outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Brown hosted 400 partygoers, charged them admission, and lied to law enforcement when questioned about the owners of the home. CW | TW: This episode discusses trespassing and a range of related charges. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources News Clip: Landscaper Throws Party While Homeowners Were Away, Charges for Attendance (WCNC; 0:31) Article: “Landscaper Arrested For Throwing ‘Large, Unauthorized’ House Party While Homeowners Were Away” by Megan Forrester (ABC News) Article: “A Landscaper Threw A Party At A Client’s Home, Police Say. He’s Now Being Charged” by Taylor Ardrey (USAToday) Article: “Landscaper Arrested for Throwing Party at Weddington Home That Wasn’t His, Sheriff Says” by Michael Warrick (WBTV) Article: “Landscaper Accused of Throwing Party at Client’s Home Says He Was Allowed To Be There” by Kaci Jones (WCCB Charlotte) Article: “North Carolina Lawn Man Caught Turning Client’s Mansion into a Full-Blow Club by ThinkTank” (Baller Alert) Press Release Post: Union County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe, NC Post IG: @BrownsDeamTeam Yelp: Browns Dream Team and Maintenance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • True Crime: Times Square Killer

    True Crime: Times Square Killer
    Jun 30 2025
    We discuss the Times Square Killer, Richard Cottingham, and his brutal and sadistic murders of sex workers in the late 1970s. The transient nature of Times Square, coupled with its indulgence of kink and sex, made it a prime landscape for predators, addicts, and criminals. We outline his murders within the context of sexual sadism. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of sadistic crimes involving sexual assault, rape, torture, decapitation, and murder. NSFW. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠⁠ Sources Docuseries: Netflix: Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer Article: “The Lives of the Women of Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer “ by Monique Jones (TUDUM) Article: “Justice Story: ‘Times Square Ripper’ Revealed to Be Mild-Mannered Husband from Suburban New Jersey” by Mara Bovsun (Daily News) Article: “A Killer Terrorized Times Square and Beyond for More Than 10 Years: Will Families Finally Get Answers?” by Johnny Dodd (People) Article: “Why Bergen County Serial Killer Finally Confessed to ‘Vicious’ 1974 Teen Murders” by Steve Janoski (NorthJersey.com) Article: “Sexual Sadism Disorder” from PsychologyToday Article: “Richard Francis Cottingham” Murderpedia Press Release: “Richard Cottingham Pleads Guilty to 1968 Cold Case Murder” (Nassau County District Attorney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • True Crime: Murder on Mulberry St.

    True Crime: Murder on Mulberry St.
    Jun 23 2025
    We discuss the infamous murder of “Crazy” Joe Gallo on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. Gallo, a captain in the Colombo crime family, put out a hit on then-Boss Joe Colombo. Gallo’s charisma and hob-nobbing with Hollywood elite were no match for a Godfather-esque ending outside Umberto’s Clam House in April 1971. CW | TW: This episode discusses the mob, murder, and mozzarella. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠⁠ Sources Book: The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and The Revolution At the Edge of the Underworld by Tom Folsom (Mad Ones Corp 2008) Book: Mafia Hit Man: Camine DiBiase, The Wiseguy Who Really Killed Joey Gallo by Frank DiMatteo and Michael Benson (Brooklyn Public Library) Blog: “Crazy Joe Gallo’s Last Moments in Little Italy” (Ephemeral NY) Article: “The Gruesome Real-Life Mob Hits That Inspired ‘The Irishman’” by Tom Folsom (Vice) Article: “The Irishman’s Joe Gallo Was One of New York’s Most Famous Reputed Mobsters” by Gabrielle Bruney (Esquire) Article: “Joe Gallo Is Shot to Death in Little Italy Restaurant” by Eric Pace (NYT Timemachine; April 8, 1972) Article: “Mobsters and Their Four-Legged Associates: The Top 5 Pets of Organized Crime” (MobMuseum.org) YouTube: NYC Mafia’s Mob Tax | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1) | History YouTube: The Mafia’s Golden Age: Crime and Controversy | America’s Godfathers: The Five Families (S1) | History YouTube: Joe Gallo’s Epic Downfall | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1) | History YouTube: The Gangster Who Broke All the Rules | Mafia’s Greatest Hits E9 | True Lives EBSCO: Frank Costello (Ebsco.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • True Crime: Sullivanian Sex Cult

    True Crime: Sullivanian Sex Cult
    Jun 16 2025
    We discuss the Sullivanians, a 1970s psychotherapy sex cult in New York City’s Upper West Side. We outline their disturbing evolution, as patient-members were lured and ensnared with promises of sex, parties, low rent, and “chumships” among six hundred cult followers. CW | TW: This episode discusses a psychoanalytic sex cult, which includes mind and bodily control, talk of sex, abuse, child neglect, and the mention of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network⁠ Sources Book: The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the American Life of the Commune by Alexander Stille Article: “The Upper West Side Cult That Hid In Plain Sight” by Jessica Winter (New Yorker) Article: “The Upper West Side Therapy Cult That Broke All the Rules” by Nellie Hermann (TNR) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • True Crime: Son of Sam

    True Crime: Son of Sam
    Jun 9 2025
    We discuss the notorious serial killer, Son of Sam, or David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1976 to 1977. We timeline his life, beginning with his birth to adoption, and offer insights into his neuroses surrounding his abandonment and shame. We closely analyze and provide insights into the first-ever Son of Sam letter, as well as his correspondence with journalists, authors, and his psychiatrist. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of murders; talk of shootings, satanism, and rape will be mentioned or discussed. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Biographical: “David Berkowitz” via Britannica (britannica.com) Biographical: “David Berkowitz” via EBSCO (ebsco.com) Article: “Inside the Mind of Serial Killer ‘Son of Sam’” by Scott A. Bonn, Ph.D. (PsychologyToday) Article: “The Rise of the Son of Sam” by Scott A. Bonn, Ph.D. (PsychologyToday) Article: “Visionary Serial Killers Are Driven By Inner Demons” by Scott A. Bonn, PhD. (PsychologyToday) Article: “‘The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness:’ Satanic Panic And The Obsession Surrounding The Son of Sam” via UC Irvine, New University, Official Campus Newspaper (newuniversity.org) Article: “The Son of Sam: A Timeline of the Killings that Terrorized New York City” by Colin Bertram (Biography.com) Article: “How Son of Sam Murder Rampage Turned Daily News Columnist Jimmy Breslin into Newspaper Icon: Book Excerpt” by Staff (NYDailyNews.com) Article: “‘Son of Sam’ Adds Four Names In New Letter, Police Disclose” via New York Times Time Machine Article: “The Letters of Son of Sam” via New York Magazine (NYMag) Book: Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Killers by Dr. Scott A. Bonn (Skyshore Publishing 2014) Book: Confessions of Son of Sam. New York: Columbia UP 1985. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Paranormal: House of Death

    Paranormal: House of Death
    Jun 2 2025
    We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir, Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea, which chronicles her seven-year stay in 14 West 10th Street. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, death, and, of course, ghosts. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Book: Inside Greenwich Village: A New York City Neighborhood, 1898-1918 by Gerald W. McFarland (U of Massachusetts-Amherst Press 2001) Book: Spindrift: Spray From A Psychic Sea by Jan Bryant Bartell (Hawthorn Books 1974) Book: Ghosts I’ve Met by Hans Holzer (Barnes & Noble Books 2005) Article: “Mission and History” The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (vparchive.org) Article: “The House of Death” by Matt (villagepreservation.org) Article: “How A Greenwich Village Became Known as the ‘House of Death’” by Devin Gannon (6sqft.com) Article: “The Hauntings of 14 West 10th Street, NYC’s ‘House of Death’” by Lauren Lorey (untappedcities.com) Article: “The House of Death” (NYCGhosts.com) Blog: “Mark Twain, Tragedy and Ghosts–No. 14 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan) Blog: “The 1846 Clinton Gilbert house - 12 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan) Headline: “Mishaps of Bicyclists” (NYT TimesMachine) Article: “(Former Firehouse), Engine Company 29” (Historic Districs Council; hdc.org) Article: “The ‘House of Death’ in Greenwich Village” (Ephemeral New York; ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com) Article: “Terror on 10th Street” by Tim Donnelly (NY Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • True Crime: Seduction of Jane Doe

    True Crime: Seduction of Jane Doe
    May 26 2025
    Drew solo hosts to discuss the infamous “Seduction of Jane Doe” case–based on journalist Skip Hollandsworth’s 1994 article, published in Texas Monthly–that outlined Coach (Jesse) Lynn Stroud’s grooming and sexual abuse of several Jane Does, most notably, Brooke Graham, who was fourteen years old during their illicit and inappropriate relationship. CW | TW: This episode discusses the seduction of a minor, grooming, child sexual abuse, and the mention of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Film: For My Daughter’s Honor (Indecent Seduction) 1996 (Tubi) Article: “The Seduction of Jane Doe” by Skip Hollandsworth (non-paywalled; TexasMonthly) Article: “Age of Consent Laws in Texas” from Palmer and Perlstein Attorneys & Counselors (scottpalmerlaw.com) Article: “Sexual Assault & Abuse” from Michigan.gov Article: “Know the Warning Signs of Educator Sexual Misconduct” by Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D. (ICMEC; International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children; icmec.org) Article: “Safeguarding Students From School Employee Sexual Misconduct Requires a Systemwide Approach, VCU’s Charol Shakeshaft Says” by Sian Wilkerson (VCU News) Article: “Principal Can Be Liable in Sexual Abuse of Student, Court Rules” by Mark Walsh (EdWeek.org) Article: “Schools Changing How They Bar Abusers” by Beth Frerking, Newhouse News Services (Desert News) Law / Ruling: “Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Taylor Independent School District, et al., Defendants, and Mike Caplinger and Eddy Lankford, Defendants-Appellants, 975 F.2d 137 (5th Cir. 1992)” via Justia U.S. Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Strange Stories: Buying Bones

    Strange Stories: Buying Bones
    May 19 2025
    We discuss Wicked Wonderland owner, Kymberlee Schopper, who was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. We dissect the oft-stigmatized industry of oddities, curiosities, and retailers who buy and sell bones from private collectors. We review some cursory details regarding the legality of bone selling and a related Harvard University morgue scandal. CW | TW: This episode discusses death, anatomy (this includes body parts and bones), wetness, and other forms of preservation, including taxidermy. We hope you’ve digested your lunch. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources WESH 2 News Clip: Mother, Daughter Arrested for Allegedly Selling Human Bones on Facebook Article: “Florida Woman Charged with Selling Human Bones on Facebook Marketplace” by Viola Flowers (NBC News) Article: “Volusia Woman Arrested for Buying, Selling Human Bones on Facebook, Police Say” by LeeAnn Huntoon (WESH 2 Orlando) Article: “Florida Woman Arrested After Buying and Selling Human Bones, Police Say” by Annabelle Sikes (Fox 35 Orlando) Article: “Florida Woman Faces Felony Charges For Selling Human Bones on Facebook Marketplace” by Frances Lin (ABC Action News) Article: “Florida Woman Arrested for Allegedly Purchasing and Offering to Sell ‘Genuine Human Remains’ on Facebook Marketplace” by Gabrielle Rockson (People) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains?” by Tanya D. Marsh, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University (The Conversation) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains? Harvard Morgue Scandal Raises Questions” by Abby Patkin (Boston.com) Journal Article: “‘Hi, Is This Item Still Available?’ Social Media as a Marketplace for Human Skeletal Remains” by Cameron Skinner (Tulsa Law Review 59.2) Facebook: Wicked Wonderland Facebook Terms and Policies: Prohibited Content: Body Parts and Fluids Website: Wicked Wonderland (WickedWonderland.org) Website: JonBones (JonBones.com) Website: Skulls Unlimited (SkullsUnlimited.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins